Quotes of Goodness - somelinesforyou

“ Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful. ”

- William Shakespeare

“ There is no vice so simple but assumesSome mark of virtue on his outward parts. ”

- William Shakespeare

“ The glue that holds all relationships together — including the relationship between the leader and the led is trust, and trust is based on integrity. ”

- Brian Tracy

“ Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means at the point of highest reality. ”

- C. S. Lewis

“ 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

“ Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason. ”

- Marcus Tullius Cicero

“ Gratitude is not only the memory but the homage of the heart rendered to God for his goodness. ”

- Nathaniel P. Willis

“ Men's evil manners live in brass, their virtues we write in water. ”

- William Shakespeare

“ Content with poverty, my soul I arm;And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm. ”

- John Dryden

“ Virtue is not the absense of vices or the avoidance of moral dangers; virtue is a vivid and separate ting, like pain or a particular smell. - Tremendous Trifles. ”

- G. K. Chesterton

“ Patience, n. A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue. ”

- Ambrose Bierce

“ Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something. ”

- Henry David Thoreau

“ Sweet are the slumbers of the virtuous man. ”

- Joseph Addison

“ Honesty is the best policy; but he who is governed by that maxim is not an honest man. ”

- Richard Whately

“ Virtue has its own reward, but no sales at the box office. ”

- Mae West

“ I have to live for others and not for myself: that's middle-class morality. ”

- George Bernard Shaw

“ We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue. ”

- Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“ Tut, tut, child!" said the Duchess. "Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it. ”

- Lewis Carroll

“ We are double-edged blades, and every time we whet our virtue the return stroke strops our vice. ”

- Henry David Thoreau

“ But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things, there is no law. ”

- The Apostle Paul

“ You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another. ”

- Bible

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

- Henry David Thoreau

“ An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness. ”

- Maurice Maeterlinck

“ We have, in fact, two kinds of morality side by side: one which we preach but do not practice, and another which we practice but seldom preach. ”

- Bertrand Russell

“ Patience. A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue. ”

- Ambrose Bierce

“ Goodness is the only investment which never fails. ”

- Henry David Thoreau

“ Courage is a quality so necessary for maintaining virtue, that it is always respected, even when it is associated with vice. ”

- Samuel Johnson

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

- Cicero

“ Success makes men rigid and they tend to exalt stability over all the other virtues; tired of the effort of willing, they become fanatics about conservatism. ”

- Walter Lippmann

“ Mercy and truth are met together: righteousness and peace have kissed each other. ”

- Bible
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