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Virtue Quotes

In proportion as a man is selfish, so far has he receded from the motive which constitutes virtue Picture Quote #1

Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use Picture Quote #1

Ainsi que la vertu, le crime a ses degre s. Crime, like virtue, has its degrees Picture Quote #1

All the gold upon the earth and all the gold beneath it, does not compensate for lack of virtue Picture Quote #1

The beauty of modesty... a virtue the world doesn’t have much truck with: one ordinary flower in a vase, as opposed to a bouquet Picture Quote #1

Who, under pressing temptations to lie, adheres to truth, nor to the profane betrays aught of a sacred trust, is near the summit of wisdom and virtue Picture Quote #1

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I am a man by virtue of my hands and my feet, my belly, my heart of meat, my stomach whose knots reunite me to the putrefaction of life Picture Quote #1

Humility is also a healing virtue; it will cicatrize a thousand wounds, which pride would keep forever open Picture Quote #1

Virtue and vice are concepts invented by human beings, words for a morality which human beings arbitrarily devised Picture Quote #1

A deed happens in a definite place at a definite time, but if it be sufficiently great and pregnant, its virtue radiates everywhere in time and space Picture Quote #1

Look within. The heart is the foundation of virtue; and it is for eternity ready to do virtuous works Picture Quote #1

Man, having an ideal before him of that which he ought to be, and is not, and acting as though he possessed the character he ought to have, but has not, comes, by the very virtue of his aspiration, to possess the character he imagines Picture Quote #1

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I think it is extremely interesting to think that, in some cases, vice might be, finally, more redemptive than virtue Picture Quote #1

Many are really virtuous who cannot explain what virtue is... But the powers themselves in reality perform their several operations with sufficient constancy and uniformity in persons of good health whatever their opinions be about them Picture Quote #1

Virtue shows quite as well in rags and patches as she does in purple and fine linen Picture Quote #1

The art of getting riches consists very much in thrift. All men are not equally qualified for getting money, but it is in the power of every one alike to practice this virtue Picture Quote #1

The movement of comets is part of the ordinary works of nature which, without regard to the happiness or misery of mankind, are transported from one part of the heavens to another by virtue of the general laws of motion Picture Quote #1

The fierce and partial writers of the times, ascribing all virtue to themselves, and imputing all guilt to their adversaries, have painted the battle of the angels and the demons Picture Quote #1

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I believe that eclecticism is a virtue. It may not be a word, but its definitely a virtue Picture Quote #1

If you let culture make tolerance the preeminent virtue, pretty soon you won’t have anything else Picture Quote #1

Of all the rewards of virtue,... the most splendid is fame, for it is fame alone that can offer us the memory of posterity Picture Quote #1

The first of all virtues is innocence; the next is modesty. If we banish modesty out of the world, she carries away with her half the virtue that is in it Picture Quote #1

For there is a virtue in truth; it has an almost mystic power. Like radium, it seems to give off forever and ever grains of energy, atoms of light Picture Quote #1

That is the way with people... If they do you wrong, they invent a bad name for you, a good name for their acts and then destroy you in the name of virtue Picture Quote #1

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The only moral virtue of war is that it compels the capitalist system to look itself in the face and admit it is a fraud. It compels the present society to admit that it has no morals it will not sacrifice for gain Picture Quote #1

That virtue therefore which is but a youngling in the contemplation of evil, and knows not the utmost that vice promises to her followers, and rejects it, is but a blank virtue, not a pure; her whiteness is but an excremental whiteness Picture Quote #1

Honesty is a virtue, but not the only one. If you’re in a courtroom you need the whole truth and nothing but the truth; in the living room, sometimes you need anything but. Often Picture Quote #1

The woman had a humble, cringing manner. Of course, she had discovered that, having neither money nor virtue, she had better be humble if she knew what was good for her Picture Quote #1

Some out of their own virtue make a God who sometimes later is a nuisance to them, a terror perhaps to them, a difficult thing to be forgetting Picture Quote #1

If you don’t have imagination you’re lost. But it’s a virtue that’s becoming increasingly rare, especially in its higher form: spontaneity. Mad, happy spontaneity Picture Quote #1

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In proportion as a man is selfish, so far has he receded from the motive which constitutes virtue (Virtue Quotes) Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use (Virtue Quotes) Ainsi que la vertu, le crime a ses degre s. Crime, like virtue, has its degrees (Virtue Quotes) All the gold upon the earth and all the gold beneath it, does not compensate for lack of virtue (Virtue Quotes) The beauty of modesty... a virtue the world doesn’t have much truck with: one ordinary flower in a vase, as opposed to a bouquet (Virtue Quotes) Who, under pressing temptations to lie, adheres to truth, nor to the profane betrays aught of a sacred trust, is near the summit of wisdom and virtue (Virtue Quotes) I am a man by virtue of my hands and my feet, my belly, my heart of meat, my stomach whose knots reunite me to the putrefaction of life (Virtue Quotes) Humility is also a healing virtue; it will cicatrize a thousand wounds, which pride would keep forever open (Virtue Quotes) Virtue and vice are concepts invented by human beings, words for a morality which human beings arbitrarily devised (Virtue Quotes) A deed happens in a definite place at a definite time, but if it be sufficiently great and pregnant, its virtue radiates everywhere in time and space (Virtue Quotes) Look within. The heart is the foundation of virtue; and it is for eternity ready to do virtuous works (Virtue Quotes) Man, having an ideal before him of that which he ought to be, and is not, and acting as though he possessed the character he ought to have, but has not, comes, by the very virtue of his aspiration, to possess the character he imagines (Virtue Quotes) I think it is extremely interesting to think that, in some cases, vice might be, finally, more redemptive than virtue (Virtue Quotes) Many are really virtuous who cannot explain what virtue is... But the powers themselves in reality perform their several operations with sufficient constancy and uniformity in persons of good health whatever their opinions be about them (Virtue Quotes) Virtue shows quite as well in rags and patches as she does in purple and fine linen (Virtue Quotes) The art of getting riches consists very much in thrift. All men are not equally qualified for getting money, but it is in the power of every one alike to practice this virtue (Virtue Quotes) The movement of comets is part of the ordinary works of nature which, without regard to the happiness or misery of mankind, are transported from one part of the heavens to another by virtue of the general laws of motion (Virtue Quotes) The fierce and partial writers of the times, ascribing all virtue to themselves, and imputing all guilt to their adversaries, have painted the battle of the angels and the demons (Virtue Quotes) I believe that eclecticism is a virtue. It may not be a word, but its definitely a virtue (Virtue Quotes) If you let culture make tolerance the preeminent virtue, pretty soon you won’t have anything else (Virtue Quotes) Of all the rewards of virtue,... the most splendid is fame, for it is fame alone that can offer us the memory of posterity (Virtue Quotes) The first of all virtues is innocence; the next is modesty. If we banish modesty out of the world, she carries away with her half the virtue that is in it (Virtue Quotes) For there is a virtue in truth; it has an almost mystic power. Like radium, it seems to give off forever and ever grains of energy, atoms of light (Virtue Quotes) That is the way with people... If they do you wrong, they invent a bad name for you, a good name for their acts and then destroy you in the name of virtue (Virtue Quotes) The only moral virtue of war is that it compels the capitalist system to look itself in the face and admit it is a fraud. It compels the present society to admit that it has no morals it will not sacrifice for gain (Virtue Quotes) That virtue therefore which is but a youngling in the contemplation of evil, and knows not the utmost that vice promises to her followers, and rejects it, is but a blank virtue, not a pure; her whiteness is but an excremental whiteness (Virtue Quotes) Honesty is a virtue, but not the only one. If you’re in a courtroom you need the whole truth and nothing but the truth; in the living room, sometimes you need anything but. Often (Virtue Quotes) The woman had a humble, cringing manner. Of course, she had discovered that, having neither money nor virtue, she had better be humble if she knew what was good for her (Virtue Quotes) Some out of their own virtue make a God who sometimes later is a nuisance to them, a terror perhaps to them, a difficult thing to be forgetting (Virtue Quotes) If you don’t have imagination you’re lost. But it’s a virtue that’s becoming increasingly rare, especially in its higher form: spontaneity. Mad, happy spontaneity (Virtue Quotes)

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