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“I believe there is one Supreme most perfect being. [...] I believe He is pleased and delights in the happiness of those He has created; and since without virtue man can have no happiness in this world, I firmly believe He delights to see me virtuous.”

Men World Believe I Believe Perfect Virtue This World Delight Supreme Virtuous

Author:Benjamin Franklin

“Mind, I am not preaching anything contrary to accepted morality. I am not advocating free love in this or any other case. Society must go on, I suppose, and society can only exist if the normal, if the virtuous, and the slightly deceitful flourish, and if the passionate, the headstrong, and the too-truthful are condemned to suicide and madness.”

Ifs Mind Cases Goes On Morality Normal Madness Suicide Passionate Contrary Accepted Truthful Virtuous Preaching Advocating Deceitful Free Love Headstrong

Book:The Good Soldier: Ford's works

Source: The Good Soldier: Ford's works

“One woman is fair, yet I am well; another is wise, yet I am well; another virtuous, yet I am well; but till all graces be in one woman, one woman shall not come in my grace.”

Wells Grace Wise Fairs Virtuous One Woman

Book:The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: From the Text of Johnson, Stevens, and Reed; with Glossarial Notes, His Life, and a Critique on His Genius & Writings

Source: The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: From the Text of Johnson, Stevens, and Reed; with Glossarial Notes, His Life, and a Critique on His Genius & Writings

“Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.”

Girl Opportunity Beauty Sexuality Virtuous Scarcity Opportunist Caged Birds I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

Author:Maya Angelou

“Despite what you've been conditioned to believe, sexual desire is sacred and virtuous. When you and your beloved merge physically and emotionally, you go beyond the boundaries of the ego and experience timelessness, naturalness, playfulness and defenselessness .”

Believe Desire Ego Sacred Boundaries Despite Beloved Virtuous Timelessness Playfulness Sexual Desire

Author:Deepak Chopra

“A good moral character is the first essential. It is highly important not only to be learned but to be virtuous.”

Firsts Important Character Moral Essentials Virtuous Moral Character Good Moral

Author:George Washington

“If we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities. Whatever he taught, we should practise it. Only bowing to him is not enough. We need to renounce, give up, stop, so that we may see the Buddha.”

Ifs Want Needs Giving Should May Enough Quality Taught Giving Up Virtuous Renounce Practise

Author:Ajahn Chah

“Nothing makes a man so virtuous as belief of the truth. A lying doctrine will soon beget a lying practice. A man cannot have an erroneous belief without by-and-by having an erroneous life. I believe the one thing naturally begets the other.”

Men Believe Lying Belief I Believe Practice One Thing Doctrine Virtuous Begets

Book:Essential Works of Charles Spurgeon

Source: Essential Works of Charles Spurgeon

“Every man possesses that which is according to the image of God, for the gifts of God are irrevocable (Rom. 11:29). But only a few ? those who are virtuous and holy, and have imitated the goodness of God to the limit of human powers ? possess that which is according to the likeness of God.”

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Author:John of Damascus

“It was not to save a nation that Abraham went to sacrifice Isaac, nor to appease angry gods... Then why does Abraham do it? For God's sake... He does it for the sake of God because God demands proof of his faith... He was not justified by being virtuous, but by being an individual submitted to God in faith.”

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Author:Soren Kierkegaard

“We start... imitation of Christ with Holy Baptism, which symbolizes the Lord's Burial and Resurrection. Virtuous living and conduct in accord with the Gospel are its intermediate stage, and its perfection is victory through spiritual struggles against the passions, which procures painless, indestructible, heavenly life.”

“...the wise providence of God orders our affairs in many different ways and lovingly bestows on each one of us what is appropriate and profitable both for virtuous deeds and the mysteries of faith.”

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Book:The homilies

Source: The homilies

“Everything we do, our every objective, must be undertaken for the sake of... purity of heart... we must practice the reading of the Scripture, together with all the other virtuous activities... to hold our hearts free of the harm of every dangerous passion and in order to rise step by step to the high point of love.”

Heart Christian Together Order Passion Reading Steps Practice Dangerous Activity Sake Harm Scripture Objectives Purity Orthodox Virtuous Orthodox Christian High Points

Author:John Cassian

“At this time there was a wise man who was called Jesus. And his conduct was good, and [he] was known to be virtuous. And many people from among the Jews and the other nations became his disciples. Pilate condemned him to be crucified and to die. And those who had become his disciples did not abandon his discipleship.”

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Author:Josephus

“There is no substitute for virtue. Keep your thoughts virtuous. Rise above the filth that's all around you in this world and stand tall in strength and virtue. You can do this and you will be happier for it for as long as you live. God bless you in cherishing, developing and holding on to this great gift, the quality of personal virtue.”

World Long Can Do Quality Virtue This World Developing Bless Cherish Substitutes Tall Virtuous Holding On Rise Above God Bless Filth Great Gifts God Bless You

Author:Gordon B. Hinckley

“You have a great destiny before you. This is your moment! I truly believe that one virtuous young woman, led by the Spirit, can change the world.”

World Believe Moments Young Spirit Destiny Changing The World Virtuous Young Women Your Mom

Author:Elaine S. Dalton

“Whenever we practise meditation, whether or not our meditation is clear, we are performing a virtuous mental action that is a cause of our future happiness and peace of mind.”

Mind Action Causes Clear Meditation Performing Peace Of Mind Our Future Virtuous Practise Future Happiness

Book:Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom - Volume 1 Sutra

Source: Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom - Volume 1 Sutra

“The primary goal in the education of children is to teach, and to give the example of, a virtuous life.”

Giving Children Goal Teach Example Primaries Virtuous Virtuous Life

Author:Saint John Chrysostom

“No single virtue is, on its own, necessarily virtuous.”

Virtue Virtuous

Author:Jonathan V. Last

“The law cannot make a wicked person virtuous…God’s grace alone can accomplish such a thing.”

Persons Law Grace Accomplish Wicked Virtuous God's Grace Wicked Person

Author:Ron Paul

“Showing kindness causes oxytocin release in the recipient that motives him or her to be kind to others. You can start this virtuous cycle in the simplest ways, for example, by giving someone a hug. I send you a hug!”

Way Giving Kind Causes Kindness Example Release Motive Cycles Be Kind Virtuous Hug Simplest Be Kind To Others Oxytocin

Author:Paul J. Zak

“Sexual harassment on the job is not a problem for virtuous women.”

Problem Jobs Virtuous Harassment Virtuous Woman

Author:Phyllis Schlafly

“If there is any one thing most needed in this time of tumult and frustration, when men and women and youth and young adults are desperately seeking for answers to the problems which afflict mankind, it is an "iron rod" as a safe guide along the straight path on the way to eternal life, amidst the strange and devious roadways that would eventually lead to destruction and to the ruin of all that is "virtuous, lovely, or of good report."”

“What shocks the virtuous philosopher, delights the chameleon poet.”

Virtue Poet Philosopher Delight Shock Virtuous Chameleon

Book:John Keats - The Man Behind The Lyrics: Life, letters, and literary remains: Complete Letters and Two Extensive Biographies of one of the most beloved English Romantic poets

Source: John Keats - The Man Behind The Lyrics: Life, letters, and literary remains: Complete Letters and Two Extensive Biographies of one of the most beloved English Romantic poets

“Sweet are the slumbers of the virtuous man.”

Men Virtue Sweet Virtuous Slumber

Book:The Spectator: with notes and illustrations. In six volumes

Source: The Spectator: with notes and illustrations. In six volumes

“There's a whiff of the lynch mob or the lemming migration about any overlarge concentration of like-thinking individuals, no matter how virtuous their cause.”

Thinking Matter Individual Causes Virtue Concentration Virtuous Migration Lemmings

Book:Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government

Source: Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government

“For tutors, although they may make youth learned, do not always make them virtuous.”

Youth Virtuous Tutor

Author:Samuel Richardson

“You may be a well-educated, clever and virtuous person, but those qualities will not necessarily make you a successful businessman. You must give your best to each and every task you take on, and reflect on your performance with an honest and unprejudiced eye.”

Giving Wells May Persons Eye Quality Successful Honest Tasks Performances Clever Educated Virtuous Businessman Successful Business Well Educated Successful Businessman

Author:Konosuke Matsushita

“The people who kill and torture and tell lies in the name of their sacred causes, these are never the publicans and the sinners. No, they're the virtuous, respectable men, who have the finest feelings, the best brains, the noblest ideals.”

People Men Feelings Lying Names Causes Brain Ideals Sacred Tyranny Torture Sinner Tyrants Virtuous Finest Respectable Respectable Man

Book:After Many a Summer Dies the Swan: A Novel

Source: After Many a Summer Dies the Swan: A Novel

“Did I say "republic?" By God, yes, I said "republic!" Long live the glorious republic of the United States of America. Damn democracy. It is a fraudulent term used, often by ignorant persons but no less often by intellectual fakers, to describe an infamous mixture of socialism, graft, confiscation of property and denial of personal rights to individuals whose virtuous principles make them offensive.”

“There is no act, however virtuous, for which ingenuity may not find some bad motive.”

May President Motive Virtuous Ingenuity

Book:The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence, contin

Source: The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence, contin

“All in all, the framers would probably agree that it's better to impeach too often than too seldom. If presidents can't be virtuous, they should at least be nervous.”

Ifs Should President Agree Nervous Virtuous Us President Framers

Author:Joseph Sobran

“One beautiful diamond is worth more than a mountain of stones, and one virtuous act of acquiescence and submission is better than an abundance of good works done for others.”

Done Beautiful Values Mountain Stones Abundance Diamond Virtuous Good Work Submission Work Done Acquiescence

Book:Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: I. Correspondence. v. 1. 1607-1639

Source: Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: I. Correspondence. v. 1. 1607-1639

“In order to become soundly virtuous, it is advisable to make good practical resolutions concerning particular acts of the virtues and to be faithful in carrying the out afterwards. Without doing that, one is often virtuous only in one's imagination.”

Values Order Imagination Virtue Particular Practicals Faithful Resolution Virtuous Being Faithful Advisable

Book:Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: Correspondence; January 1640-July 1646)

Source: Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: Correspondence; January 1640-July 1646)

“[Men] prefer the foolish belief and the passions of the earth [to the enlightenment of their souls]. They believe the absurd and shrink from the truth.No, they do not. They are afraid, that is all. And they must remain on earth until they come to the way of leaving it.And how do they leave? How is the ascent made? Must one learn virtue?Here she laughs. You have read too much, and learned too little. Virtue is a road, not a destination. Man cannot be virtuous. Understanding is the goal. When that is achieved, the soul can take wing.”

Men Way Believe Littles Made Soul Earth Passion Belief Understanding Goal Laughing Virtue Too Much Enlightenment Wings Leaving Foolish Absurd Destination Virtuous Shrinks Ascent

Author:Iain Pears

“To sum up: I am the man who when the concern pressed him and his way was straitened and he could find no other device by which to teach a demonstrable truth other than by giving satisfaction to a single virtuous man while displeasing ten thousand ignoramuses - I am he who prefers to address that single man by himself, and I do not heed the blame of those many creatures.”

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Author:Maimonides

“The virtuous will be sure to speak uprightly; but those whose speech is upright may not be virtuous.”

Love Inspirational May Wisdom Funny Speak Speech Virtuous

Author:Confucius

“And may that Being who is supreme over all, the Patron of order, the Fountain of justice, and the Protector, in all ages of the world, of virtuous liberty, continue His blessing upon this nation and its government, and give it all possible success and duration, consistent with the ends of His providence.”

Source: Inaugural Speeches from the Presidents of the United States - Complete Edition

“To be a clergyman, and all that is compassionate and virtuous, ought to be the same thing.”

Ought Compassionate Virtuous Clergymen

Book:A collection of the moral and instructive sentiments, maxims, cautions, and reflexions, contained in the histories of Pamela, Clarissa, and Sir Charles Grandison: Digested under proper heads, with references to the volume, ...

Source: A collection of the moral and instructive sentiments, maxims, cautions, and reflexions, contained in the histories of Pamela, Clarissa, and Sir Charles Grandison: Digested under proper heads, with references to the volume, ...

“Honor a good woman because she is virtuous and honorable.”

Honor Virtuous Honorable Good Woman

Author:Delano Johnson

“Beautiful princesses and beautiful, strong queens are brainwashed into thinking ho’s and B****’s are virtuous titles.”

Thinking Beautiful Strong Titles Queens Princess Virtuous Strong Women Brainwashed

Author:Delano Johnson

“I believe in the absolute oneness of God and, therefore, also of humanity. What though we have many bodies? We have but one soul. The rays of the sun are many through refraction. But they have the same source. I cannot, therefore, detach myself from the wickedest soul (nor may I be denied identity with the most virtuous).”

Believe May Soul Body Humanity I Believe Sun Identity Source Absolutes I Believe In Oneness Rays Denied Virtuous

Book:All Men Are Brothers

Source: All Men Are Brothers

“Now this relaxation of the mind from work consists on playful words or deeds. Therefore it becomes a wise and virtuous man to have recourse to such things at times.”

Men Mind Wise Deeds Virtuous Relaxation Recourse