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Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes about Virtue

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The cardinal virtue of a teacher [is] to protect the pupil from his own influence.

The cardinal virtue of a teacher [is] to protect the pupil from his own influence.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1973). “Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks: 1847-1848”, p.471, Harvard University Press

The order of things consents to virtue.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Albert J. Von Frank (1989). “The Complete Sermons of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.31, University of Missouri Press

I think no virtue goes with size.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.235, Delphi Classics

The virtue of books is to be readable.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ronald A. Bosco (1982). “The Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.339, Harvard University Press

All the devils respect virtue.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Robert Ernest Spiller, Alfred Riggs Ferguson, Joseph Slater, Jean Ferguson Carr (1971). “The Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.345, Harvard University Press

Tart, cathartic virtue.

On Plutarch's Lives, in 'Essays' (1841) 'Heroism'

The less a man thinks or knows about his virtues, the better we like him.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (2012). “Nature and Other Essays”, p.82, Courier Corporation

Beauty is the mark God sets upon virtue.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1981). “The Portable Emerson: New Edition”, p.38, Penguin

The ancients called beauty the flowering of virtue.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (2012). “Essays (Annotated Edition)”, p.95, Jazzybee Verlag

The cruelest foe is a masked benefactor. The wars which make history so dreary have served the cause of truth and virtue.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.2762, Delphi Classics

There is genius as well in virtue as in intellect. 'Tis the doctrine of faith over works.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1886). “The Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Comprising His Essays, Lectures, Poems, and Orations...”

There is also something excellent in every audience,--the capacity of virtue. They are ready to be beatified.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.2421, Delphi Classics

There is a capacity of virtue in us, and there is a capacity of vice to make your blood creep.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1968). “Nature: With an Introd., a Note on the Text”

Virtues are, in the popular estimate, rather the exception than the rule. There is the man and his virtues.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, David Mikics (2012). “The Annotated Emerson”, p.166, Harvard University Press

The highest virtue is always against the law.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ralph H. Orth, Glen M. Johnson (1994). “The Topical Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.115, University of Missouri Press

In self-trust all the virtues are comprehended.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (2014). “The Portable Emerson”, p.60, Penguin