Virtue Quotes

"Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue" "Not to be cheered by praise nor to be grieved by blame but to know thoroughly one's own virtues or powers are the characteristics of an excellent man" "I think probably kindness is my number one attribute in a human being I'll put it before any of the things like courage or bravery or generosity or anything else" "Goodness is the only investment that never fails" "Sincerity makes the very least person to be of more value than the most talented hypocrite" "Morality is temporary, wisdom is permanent" "We do things because they are just and right" "The corruption of the best things gives rise to the worst" "Heaven and Hell suppose two distinct species of men the good and the bad But the greatest part of mankind float between vice and virtue" "Purity in body and in soul may please some" "If gold rusts, what then can iron do?" "Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something " "The virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in the sea" "Are you my friend because you are good, or good because you are my friend" "Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge." "Men should be what they seem." "Do all the good you can and make as little fuss about it as possible" "An honest man in politics shines more there than he would elsewhere" "Real firmness is good for anything. Strut is good for nothing" "The praise of the praiseworthy is above all rewards."