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“You are born supernaturally through faith, by the grace of God, into the kingdom of righteousness; but you are born a little babe, that is all; and if you make any progress from that point on, it must be by work, by sacrifice, by the practice of Christian virtues, by benevolence, by self-denial, by resisting the adversary, by making valiant war for God and against sin; and on no other basis, am I authorized in giving you a hope that you may come to manhood in Christ Jesus.”

“The abode of God, too, is wherever is earth and sea and air, and sky and virtue. Why further do we seek the Gods of heaven? Whatever thou dost behold and whatever thou dost touch, that is Jupiter.”

Earth Spirituality Heaven Virtue Air Sea Sky Gardening Jupiter Abode

Book:The Pharsalia of Lucan

Source: The Pharsalia of Lucan

“Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.”

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Author:Thomas Carlyle

“Tolerance, a term which we sometimes use in place of the words respect, mercy, generosity, or forbearance, is the most essential element of moral systems; it is a very important source of spiritual discipline and a celestial virtue of perfected people.”

Source: Toward Global Civilization Love Tolerance

“Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it.”

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Book:The Trend of the American University

Source: The Trend of the American University

“To live a life of virtue, you have to become consistent, even when it isn't convenient, comfortable, or easy.”

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Author:Epictetus

“Faith is the virtue of the storm, just as happiness is the virtue of sunshine.”

Spiritual Spirituality Virtue Storm Sunshine

Book:An Anthropologist at Work

Source: An Anthropologist at Work

“Karma moves in two directions. If we act virtuously, the seed we plant will result in happiness. If we act non-virtuously, suffering results.”

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Book:Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies For Modern Life

Source: Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies For Modern Life

“Spirituality is not a question of morality, it is a question of vision. Spirituality is not the practising of virtues - because if you practise a virtue it is no longer a virtue. A practised virtue is a dead thing, a dead weight. Virtue is virtue only when it is spontaneous; virtue is virtue only when it is natural, unpractised - when it comes out of your vision, out of your awareness, out of your understanding.”

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Author:Rajneesh

“Self-sacrifice which denies common sense is not a virtue. It's a spiritual dissipation.”

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Author:Margaret Deland

“Do unto others…’ is a good rule of thumb. I live by that. Forgiveness is probably the greatest virtue there is. But that’s exactly what it is - a virtue. Not just a Christian virtue. No one owns being good. I’m good. I just don’t believe I’ll be rewarded for it in heaven. My reward is here and now. It’s knowing that I try to do the right thing. That I lived a good life. And that’s where spirituality really lost its way. When it became a stick to beat people with. ‘Do this or you’ll burn in hell.’ You won’t burn in hell. But be nice anyway.”

“There are in every man, always, two simultaneous allegiances, one to God, the other to Satan. Invocation of God, or Spirituality, is a desire to climb higher; that of Satan, or animality, is delight in descent.”

Men Two God Desire Spirituality Virtue Higher Delight Every Man Satan Climbs Allegiance Descent Simultaneous Invocation

Book:Intimate Journals

Source: Intimate Journals

“The hope for the twentieth century rests on recognition that war and depression are man-made, and needless. They can be avoided in the future by turning from the nineteenth-century characteristics just mentioned (materialism, selfishness, false values, hypocrisy, and secret vices) and going back to other characteristics that our Western Society has always regarded as virtues: generosity, compassion, cooperation, rationality, and foresight, and finding a increased role in human life for love, spirituality, charity, and self discipline.”

“The growth of all the plants of the garden from seeds and roots keep us mindful, in accordance with of the Parable of the Sower, of the need for our loving, mortified reception and cultivation in our hearts and souls of the seeds and roots of the supernatural gifts and virtues necessary for progress in the ascetical/mystical ascent of our souls toward union with God and with the divine will for Creation and Kingdom”