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    Virtue, the strength and beauty of the soul,
    Is the best gift of Heaven: a happiness
    That even above the smiles and frowns of fate
    Exalts great Nature's favourites: a wealth
    That ne'er encumbers, nor can be transferr'd.

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Virtue treads paths that end not in the grave.

Virtue treads paths that end not in the grave.

by James Russell Lowell Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Sometimes we may learn more from a man's errors, than from his virtues.

Sometimes we may learn more from a man's errors, than from his virtues.

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Virtuous people are simply those who have not been tempted sufficiently, because they live in a vegetative state, or because read more

Virtuous people are simply those who have not been tempted sufficiently, because they live in a vegetative state, or because their purposes are so concentrated in one direction that they have not had the leisure to glance around them.

by Isadora Duncan Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty.

Practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty.

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He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

by Winston Churchill Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

by Confucius Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Man cannot be uplifted; he must be seduced into virtue.

Man cannot be uplifted; he must be seduced into virtue.

by Don Marquis Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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As far as I'm concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue.

As far as I'm concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue.

by Albert Einstein Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Virtue is its own reward. There's a pleasure in doing good which sufficiently pays itself.

Virtue is its own reward. There's a pleasure in doing good which sufficiently pays itself.

by Sir John Vanbrugh Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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