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Virtue is not the absense of vices or the avoidance of moral dangers; virtue is a vivid and separate thing, read more

Virtue is not the absense of vices or the avoidance of moral dangers; virtue is a vivid and separate thing, like pain or a particular smell.

by G. K. Chesterton Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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One's outlook is a part of his virtue.

One's outlook is a part of his virtue.

by Amos Bronson Alcott Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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The only reward of virtue is virtue.

The only reward of virtue is virtue.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Often devotion to virtue arises from sated desire.

Often devotion to virtue arises from sated desire.

by Laurence Hope Nicolson Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Of all the benefits which virtue confers on us, the contempt of death is one of the greatest.

Of all the benefits which virtue confers on us, the contempt of death is one of the greatest.

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It is always one's virtues and not one's vices that precipitate one into disaster.

It is always one's virtues and not one's vices that precipitate one into disaster.

by Rebecca West Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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What shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in
the heart.

What shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in
the heart.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Virtue and sense are one; and, trust me, still
A faithless heart betrays the head unsound.

Virtue and sense are one; and, trust me, still
A faithless heart betrays the head unsound.

by John Armstrong Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself.

Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself.

by Robert Green Ingersoll Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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