Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Virtue Quotes
ChildrenEducationStoriesVirtue We ought to esteem it of the greatest importance that the fictions which children first hear should be adapted in the most perfect manner to the promotion of virtue.
GovernanceJusticeLiberalityLibertyVirtue As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
ExaltationHeartHumilitySelf-ImprovementVirtue There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.
Good and EvilMoralityRealityVirtue Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil.
AuthenticityHumilityVirtue The most virtuous are those who content themselves with being virtuous without seeking to appear so.
Gentle MannersMild AffectionsSimplicityVirtueWit Of Manners gentle, of Affections mild; In Wit a man; Simplicity, a child.
EnduranceFirmnessModestySimplicityVirtue The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.
GuidanceInfluenceIntegrityLeadershipVirtue He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.
DispositionFameVirtue If one has a good disposition, what other virtue is needed? If a man has fame, what is the value of other ornamentation?
GenerositySelf-ControlTruthVirtue Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.
ChallengeComfortInactionScholarVirtue A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
ExcellenceKnowledgeValueVirtue I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion.
IntegrityPerseveranceSteadfastnessVirtue The superior man does not, even for the space of a single meal, act contrary to virtue. In moments of haste, he cleaves to it. In seasons of danger, he cleaves to it.
GenerosityGravityKindnessSincerityVirtue To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.
BoredomConstraintsRevengeSelf ReflectionVirtue Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.
Critical ThinkingInquiryInterdisciplinary StudiesSkepticismVirtue Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.
AltruismCompassionEmpathyEthicsVirtue I care not for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.
DignityHumilityLeadershipRefinementVirtue The ministers of Christ should possess refinement. All uncouth manners, attitudes and gestures should be discarded, and they should encourage in themselves humble dignity of bearing.
HappinessPeacePersonal GrowthProsperityVirtue If virtue promises happiness, prosperity and peace, then progress in virtue is progress in each of these for to whatever point the perfection of anything brings us, progress is always an approach toward it.
