Quotes about virtues

for PEOPLE to rule themselves in a REPUBLIC , they must have virtue;for a TYRANT to rule in a TYRANNY ,he must use FEAR.

I don’t give up on people, even when they give up on me.

This essay is intended to serve as a reminder that immense and threatening divisions in mankind can spring from differences between virtues as well as from envies and greeds. When the virtues on each part are largely inapprehensible by the other, the danger is heightened by Man's natural fear of what he does not understand, and his inclination to suppose it not worth understanding. To attack it easier than to study. There are also, in this case of China and the West, intense and complex cultural

Politics and prostitution have to be the only jobs where inexperience is considered a virtue. In what other profession would you brag about not knowing stuff? “I’m not one of those fancy Harvard heart surgeons. I’m just an unlicensed plumber with a dream and I’d like to cut your chest open.” The crowd cheers.

He shook his head in exasperation. “Are you sure you’re not a Succubus? You seem really obsessed with the sin of lust.”“It’s a good sin. I like gluttony an awful lot, too. Sloth has its moments, but I just don’t understand acedia at all. I mean, what the f**k is that anyway? Oh, and greed is good, to quote Gordon Gekko. Anger, envy and pride,” I ticked them off on my fingers. “I don’t often have much use for them. It’s a shortcoming that I’m hoping to correct in the next millennium or two. I’m n

Life is war. By implication, life in itself places humanity with the need for battle in the struggle for success

It is better to leave a child well instructed than to hand over the whole world in the hands of a fool

In today's world, honesty has unfortunately morphed into an extremely expensive hobby...and is no more a virtue that it once was. By the same token, not everyone has what it takes to pay the price for indulging in it and maintaining it, relentlessly, under all circumstances.

th. Closely followed—in view of the overall shortage of time—by patience.

Long-suffering is the greatest life survival virtue.

We are living on what we believe and the virtues upon which we stand.

Our ability to choose is sacred. It’s what makes humans special.

I want to be a transitory fallen, lifted up by virtues every time.

If you venture to be a sageLet your virtues subside your rageFor deep wisdom you’ll be veneratedLet cold veins feel blood cells generated

. . . you must not build upon foundations of prayer and contemplation alone, for, unless you strive after the virtues and practice them, you will never grow to be more than dwarfs.

Love is a combination of virtues. The amount you receive from someone is based on the percentage of those virtues learned and applied. Unhappiness in a relationship is not a lack of love, but a lack of virtues in the percentages your significant other needs.

I can be said truly to know who and what I am only because there are others who can be said truly to know who and what I am.

Life and history have repeatedly taught us that values and virtues are far much stronger than the physical wealth we often see. For material wealth emanates from values and virtues.

If you praise the virtues of the person who is two degrees higher than you, if you worship him, if you serve him; this is known as aradhana (veneration; worship). If you say bad things about him, defame him; it is known as viradhana (despise). Viradhana (despise) results in your down fall and aradhana (worship) results in your rise upwards.

To become a leader through one’s merit karma is not a big deal. One should become a leader through his virtues [innate qualities].

[C]ourage is reckoned the greatest of all virtues; because, unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other.

My generation of radicals and breakers-down never found anything to take the place of the old virtues of work and courage and the old graces of courtesy and politeness.

In a cruel world kindness is certainly an unsafe virtue

You can't rush art." I crumpled another lost attempt and tossed it behind me. "Besides, patience is a virtue.""It's a virtue until it's a waste of time," he pointed out.The cello unleashed a few notes that sounded strangely bright for such an instrument, and Hal nodded in its direction. "See; even a musical instrument agrees with me.

Unfortunately, we do not often see the advantages in the power of values and virtues. We are easily taken away by physical wealth, material possessions and the power of money.

A graceful heart is a virtue of the meek.

For money buys all virtues. Money suffereth long and is kid, is not puffed up, doth not behave unseemly, seeketh not her own

If you don’t believe in virtues and principles, then you are not building your life on anything.

«It's true, Christian-like or not; and is about as Christian-like as most other things in the world,» said Alfred.

The utterance of God is a lamp, whose light is these words: Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch. Deal ye one with another with the utmost love and harmony, with friendliness and fellowship. ... So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.

Instead of looking for miracles why believe so strong in invisible virtues like dignity of labor.

But the days of true heroism are over, when a citizen fought for his country like a Fabricius or a Washington, and then returned to his farm to let his virtuous fervour run in a more placid, but not less salutary, stream.

Seek for illumination of self, and then the world, through the simple, humble, almighty, supreme virtue of love.

Virtues are worth more than the material things.

To be involved in the seven spheres of life is to extend kingdom virtues

I do not admire the excess of a virtue like courage unless I see at the same time an excess of the opposite virtue, as in Epaminondas, who possessed extreme courage and extreme kindness. We show greatness not by being at one extreme, but by touching both at once and occupying all the space in between.

Virtues should not be seen as a medium to please others, else, they'll always fall short. They should, first, be a medium of self-edification.

Withersoever the wheel of Fortune turns, Virtue stands firm upon her feet.

Virtues are in the popular estimate rather the exception than the rule.

...Ah, but the Moon my Love is jealous, and can you blame him? You outshine him with your virtues...

The sphere of influence is noticed if your actions reflect the virtues of the kingdom

I am the most pious person in the room. Even though I have no pie - I have pizza, and what can be more virtuous than eating all by yourself?

Being a Gentleman, has more to do with hiding his flaws, than exhibiting the virtues!

Perhaps man was neither good nor bad, was only a machine in an insensate universe--his courage no more than a reflex to danger, like the automatic jump at the pin-prick. Perhaps there were no virtues, unless jumping at pin-pricks was a virtue, and humanity only a mechanical donkey led on by the iron carrot of love, through the pointless treadmill of reproduction.

No one gossips about other people’s secret virtues.

Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.

Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.

By practicing the virtues we cultivate the soil from which healthy emotions sprout by letting go of our character defects we drain the swamp in which diseased emotions breed. – p. 52

The pagan, or rational, virtues are such things as justice and temperance, and Christianity has adopted them. The three mystical virtues which Christianity has not adopted, but invented, are faith, hope and charity. Now… the first evident fact, I say, is that the pagan virtues, such as justice and temperance, are the sad virtues, and that the mystical virtues of faith, hope, and charity are the gay and exuberant virtues. And the second evident fact, which is even more evident, is the fact that t

Endurance is a good virtue.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.

It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.

We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us.

The strangest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is true courage.

Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount.

Great necessities call out great virtues.

When virtues are pointed out first, flaws seem less insurmountable.

Men who suffer not, attain no perfection. The plant most pruned by the gardeners is that one which, when the summer comes, will have the most beautiful blossoms and the most abundant fruit. The laborer cuts up the earth with his plough, and from that earth comes the rich and plentiful harvest. The more a man is chastened, the greater is the harvest of spiritual virtues shown forth by him.

The simple, humble, almighty, supreme virtue of love is the invincible fire of transformation for healing the world.

[I]t is the writer's duty to write fiction which promotes virtue, the good, the beautiful, and above all, the true. ... It is the writer's duty to hate injustice, to defy the powerful, and to speak for the voiceless. To be ... the severest critics of our own societies.

So dangerous it is for a man to come into the acquisition of great fortune before he matures in virtues and principles.

For a nation to be truly wealthy, it must possess a wealth of virtues.

When value systems are embraced by a nation, when the citizens of a country are truly rich in virtues, then material wealth is a matter of time. Moreover, these material wealth don’t just come and go, they come to stay as long as the virtues remain in the fabric of the nation

The percentage of the citizenry that embrace and identify with the nation’s virtues, with the nation’s value system, determine the true wealth of that nation

Live in a dignified way with nobility, pride, strength, and kindness.

You were kind.”Cazaril shrugged. “Why not? What could it cost me, after all?”Bergon shook his head. “Any man can be kind when he is comfortable. I’d always thought kindness a trivial virtue, therefore. But when we were hungry, thirsty, sick, frightened, with our deaths shouting at us, in the heart of horror, you were still as unfailingly courteous as a gentleman at his ease before his own hear

Your spirit knows your purpose launch yourself into a highest virtues from within.

The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith.

When value systems are embraced by a nation, when the citizens of a country are truly rich in virtues, then material wealth is a matter of time.

Justice came from a fight amid complexities, and required all the virtues in the world merely to be perceived.

What is a woman's greatest virtue?Patience.

When the citizens of a nation have been made to love and adhere to values and virtues, then they make better choices.

Humility is an interesting virtue because if you don't have It, sooner or later it's given to you.

Certainly all virtues are very dear to God, but humility pleases Him above all the others, and it seems that He can refuse it nothing.

Some virtues, when they become fashions, also become exaggerated. Just because nobody likes a judgmental attitude does not mean that there isn't a sort of spoiled, self-righteous hypocrisy when one man obsessively commands other men not to judge without knowing the circumstances without himself, too, knowing their circumstances behind their judgments.

Amongst all the virtues, high awareness is the most precious one!

Virtues, talents and unique selling points are all what makes great people.

Realizing your virtues is based on your determination

Let not miracle be your focus but be strong in diligence which is an eternal virtue.

Eternal virtues like perseverance is what should be our focus and not miracles.

If we could believe so strong and strong enough in the invisible things like virtues and value system.

Believe and be so strong in virtues like character, instead of looking for miracles.

Good-nature, or what is often considered as such, is the most selfish of all the virtues: it is nine times out of ten mere indolence of disposition.

It is virtues that make a man not prosperity.

Therefore, let there be beauty and strength, power and compassion, honor and humility, mirth and reverence within you.

And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

Only through delayed gratification could you be able to come up with other virtues, character, trait that will really qualify you to call yourself a human being.

The virtues of your character is more important the public opinion.

The virtues of character, behavioural patterns determine how great a nation and people are.

Virtues are the internal qualities that allow us to be our best selves and enable us to lead complete and fulfilling lives.

Galatians 5:22-23 describes the fruit of the Spirit, which is "love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control." Notice the verse does not say the "fruits" of the Spirit, but fruit. The fruit, or result, of the Spirit working in our lives is that we become not just some but all of these things: more loving, more patient, more faithful, and so forth. This verse is not a to-do list for us to work through, but a description of the transformation that occurs

If the churches, mosques and other religious centres could come together to embrace a nation’s value system, and then set out to disciple the nation in these values and virtues, then the greatness of such a nation is inevitable.

An in-depth study of the true reason for greatness of nations, will always lead a thorough researcher to the factor of virtues and values

The Man of Power is one who presides—By persuasion. He uses no demeaning words or behavior, does not manipulate others, appeals to the best in everyone, and respects the dignity andagency of all humankind—men, women, boys, and girls.By long-suffering. He waits when necessary and listens to the humblest or youngest person. He is tolerant of the ideas of others and avoids quick judgments and anger. By gentleness. He uses a smile more often than a frown. He is not gruff or loud or frightening; he d

When I was a child, I thought,Casually, that solitudeNever needed to be sought.Something everybody had,Like nakedness, it lay at hand,Not specially right or specially wrong,A plentiful and obvious thingNot at all hard to understand.Then, after twenty, it becameAt once more difficult to getAnd more desired -- though all the sameMore undesirable; for whatYou are alone has, to achieveThe rank of fact, to be expressedIn terms of others, or it's justA compensating make-believe.Much better stay in com

I am Rabbit. I can be anywhere. I can be everywhere. I am outside time. I am outside dimension.

I am Rabbit. I can be anywhere. I can be everywhere. I am outside time. I am outside dimension. Do you want me? I am yours.

Don't write your child's pages. Turn them with love.

The man smiled. "Harry is unique, for he was born with a special gift of sight, with eyes able to see things that are unseen. He has talents to move matter by the sound of his voice.