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Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice

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He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

by Winston Churchill Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Be good and you will be lonesome.

Be good and you will be lonesome.

by Mark Twain Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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That virtue we appreciate is as much ours as another's. We see so much only as we possess.

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

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors

Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors

by Confucius Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Fewer possess virtue, than those who wish us to believe that they
possess it.
[Lat., Virtute enim ipsa read more

Fewer possess virtue, than those who wish us to believe that they
possess it.
[Lat., Virtute enim ipsa non tam multi praediti esse, quam videri
volunt.]

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The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.

The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.

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I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores

I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores

by Moliere Found in: Vice Quotes, Virtue Quotes,
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Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to the restraints of conscience.

Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to the restraints of conscience.

by Albert J. Nock Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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