Virtue Quotes - Page 9
Aristotle (2012). “Politics”, p.20, Courier Corporation
Epitaph: An inscription on a tomb showing that virtues acquired by death have a retroactive effect.
Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.69, University of Georgia Press
A lady of honor may be raped once, but it strengthens her virtue.
Francois Voltaire (1977). “The Portable Voltaire”, p.167, Penguin
Erich Fromm (2013). “The Art of Loving”, p.63, Open Road Media
In the absence of willpower the most complete collection of virtues and talents is wholly worthless.
Experience shows us Wealth unchaperoned by Virtue is never an innocuous neighbor.
Sappho, Mary Barnard (1958). “Sappho”, p.85, Univ of California Press
"An Introduction to the Political State of Great Britain" (1756)
When we destroy an old prejudice, we have need of a new virtue.
"Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers". Book by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p. 484, 1895.
Joseph Addison (1839). “Essays, Moral and Humorous: Also Essays on Imagination and Taste”, p.171
"Monsignor Quixote". Book by Graham Greene, 1982.