Virtue
Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
- Buddha
Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.
- Cervantes
Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.
- Cicero
To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.
- Confucius
The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
- Confucius
Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.
- Confucius
Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.
- Le Bon, Gustave
Virtues are acquired through endeavor, Which rests wholly upon yourself. So, to praise others for their virtues Can but encourage one's own efforts.
- Nagarjuna
When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary.
- Paine, Thomas
The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.
- Porter, Jane
The love of economy is the root of all virtue.
- Shaw, George Bernard
