Quotes of Righteousness - somelinesforyou

“ Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful. ”

- William Shakespeare

“ A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues. ”

- Cicero

“ That virtue we appreciate is as much ours as another's. We see so much only as we possess. ”

- Henry David Thoreau

“ Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath ends, will have an end; whereas that which is founded on true virtue, will always continue. ”

- John Dryden

“ No one can be saved - in virtue of what he can do. Everyone can be saved - in virtue of what God can do. ”

- Karl Barth

“ Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to assail the last. ”

- Charlotte Bronte

“ I don't believe in morality in architecture. ”

- Michael Graves

“ Righteousness exalteth a nation. ”

- Bible

“ But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings. ”

- Bible

“ In the approach to virtue there are many steps. ”

- Marcus Tullius Cicero

“ No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. ”

- Martin Luther King Jr.

“ Goodness is the only investment which never fails. ”

- Henry David Thoreau

“ Virtue is not malicious; wrong done her Is righted even when men grant they err. ”

- George Chapman

“ Industry, economy, honesty, and kindness form a quartet of virtues that will never be improved upon. ”

- James Oliver

“ Assume a virtue, if you have it not. ”

- William Shakespeare

“ Curse on his virtues! they've undone his country. ”

- Joseph Addison

“ Virtue is indeed its own reward. ”

- Claudian

“ Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue. ”

- Francis Bacon

“ Fewer possess virtue, than those who wish us to believe that they possess it. ”

- Marcus Tullius Cicero

“ Virtues are acquired through endeavor, which rests wholly upon yourself. ”

- Sidney Lanier

“ The only amarantine flower on earth Is virtue. ”

- William Cowper

“ Morality is a test of our conformity rather than our integrity. ”

- Jane Rule

“ All great virtues become great men. ”

- Pierre Corneille

“ So our virtues Lie in the interpretation of the time. ”

- William Shakespeare

“ Integrity has been enhanced. ”

- Paul Goldberger

“ The fanatic is not really a stickler to principle. He embraces a cause not primarily because of its justness or holiness but because of his desperate need for something to hold onto. ”

- Eric Hoffer

“ Pleasure which must be enjoyed at the expense of another's pain, can never be enjoyed by a worthy mind. Pleasure's couch is virtues grave. ”

- Augustine J. Duganne

“ The rarer action is In virtue than in vengeance. ”

- William Shakespeare

“ Search others for their virtues, thyself for thy vices. ”

- Benjamin Franklin

“ To struggle for virtue, is to be virtuous. ”

- Ivan Panin
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