Quotes of: Virtues Keyword

I'm really very sorry for you all, but it's an unjust world, and virtue is triumphant only in theatrical performances.

The Mikado

Ambrosio was yet to learn, that to an heart unacquainted with her, Vice is ever most dangerous when lurking behind the Mask of Virtue.

The Monk

No place is ugly to those who understand the virtues and sweetness of everything that God has made.

La Petite Fadette

Republics exist as long as the people "adhere to principles and virtue.

The Life of Andrew Jackson

Love is my sin, and thy dear virtue hate, Hate of my sin, grounded on sinful loving,

Sonnets

Most institutions demand unqualified faith; but the institution of science makes skepticism a virtue.

Social Theory and Social Structure

The virtues of free enterprise can become distorted by greed & delusion.

Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living

Gratitude is a Beautiful Virtue but don't get offended when ingratitude is shown or your good deeds.

RISK IT, BE DIFFERENT!

Some men may be snared by beauty alone, but none can be held except by virtue and compliance.

Utopia

I gave up on cussing - I'd run out of words filthy enough - and just started praying.

The Virtu

It is vain to expect virtue from women till they are in some degree independent of men.

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

Justice came from a fight amid complexities, and required all the virtues in the world merely to be perceived.

Winter's Tale

Honor is venerable to us because it is no ephemeris. It is always ancient virtue. We worship it today because it is not of today.

Self-Reliance

There are some faults so nearly allied to excellence that we can scarce weed out the vice without eradicating the virtue.

Oliver Goldsmith

The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice.

Quintilian

I'd like to know what law is it that says that a woman is a better parent, simply by virtue of her sex.

Robert Benton

New capabilities emerge just by virtue of having smart people with access to state-of-the-art technology.

Robert Kahn

The fundamental virtue of success is that it allows you to know the true significance of what it means to have the freedom to make your dreams come true.

Stacy Keach

Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know thoroughly one's own virtues or powers are the characteristics of an excellent man.

Satchel Paige

You want to make people laugh and by virtue of that please them, but when you're instructed to make people laugh and please them, you're too resentful to do it.

Sarah Silverman

Consistency is a virtue for trains: what we want from a philosopher is insights, whether he comes by them consistently or not.

Stephen Vizinczey