Virtue Quotes

"The noblest question in the world is 'What good may I do in it?'" "We should every night call ourselves to an account. What infirmity have I mastered today? What passions opposed? What temptation resisted? What virtue acquired?" "This is no time for playing games. Nothing is as encouraging as when virtues are visibly embodied in the people around us. How soon will time cover all things, and how many it has covered already. What is long-lasting is not necessarily eternal. Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. When someone is properly grounded in life, they shouldn't have to look outside themselves for approval. To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions. The universe is transformation: life is opinion. Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too. Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what's left, and live it properly. Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. Remind yourself that what is past is nothing. Everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be. Adapt yourself to the life you have been given; and truly love the people with whom destiny has surrounded you." "The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory." "The good person does not only avoid what is forbidden, but also desires nothing that is forbidden" "If virtue and knowledge are diffused among the people, they will never be enslaved" "All men are made one for another; either then teach them better or bear with them." "Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability." "Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason." "He that can have patience can have what he wants." "A right heart exceeds all." "Humility brings beauty to the soul." "To be proud of virtue is to poison oneself." "In a place where there are no men, strive to be a man" "He who humbles himself will be exalted; he who exalts himself will be humbled" "Integrity has no need of rules" "Human kindness has never weakened the stamina" "There is no substitute for talent. Industry and all its virtues are of no avail." "He was a verray, parfit, gentil knight" "In any compromise between good and evil, it is only evil that can profit"