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If we had to seek virtue outside of ourselves, that would assuredly be difficult; but as it is within us, read more

If we had to seek virtue outside of ourselves, that would assuredly be difficult; but as it is within us, it suffices to avoid bad thoughts and to keep our souls turned toward the Lord.

by Philokalia Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Virtue alone is the unerring sign of a noble soul.
[Fr., La vertu d'un coeur noble est la marque read more

Virtue alone is the unerring sign of a noble soul.
[Fr., La vertu d'un coeur noble est la marque certaine.]

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The only amarantine flower on earth
Is virtue.

The only amarantine flower on earth
Is virtue.

by William Cowper Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Sell not virtue to purchase wealth.

Sell not virtue to purchase wealth.

by English Proverb 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 when concealed is a worthless thing.
[Lat., Vile latens virtus.]

Virtue when concealed is a worthless thing.
[Lat., Vile latens virtus.]

by Claudian (claudianus) 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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Ah, Eugénie, have done with virtues! Among the sacrifices that can be made to those counterfeit divinities, is there one read more

Ah, Eugénie, have done with virtues! Among the sacrifices that can be made to those counterfeit divinities, is there one worth an instant of the pleasures one tastes in outraging them?

by Marquis De Sade Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.

The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.

by Jawaharlal Nehru Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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