(37 quotes found)
“Dost thou think because thou art virtuous there shall be no more cakes and ale?”
William Shakespeare
“The way of the superior person is threefold; virtuous, they are free from anxieties; wise they are free from perplexities; and bold they are free from fear.”
Confucius
“Many an attack of depression is nothing but the expression of regret at having to be virtuous”
Wilhelm Stekel
“The most virtuous are those who content themselves with being virtuous without seeking to appear so.”
Plato
“Many wish not so much to be virtuous, as to seem to be”
Marcus Tullius Cicero
“What innocence, may I ask, is being played here when it is known that this virtuous damsel has already got a dozen illegitimate children?”
Nikita Khrushchev
“A virtuous heretic shall be saved before a wicked Christian”
Benjamin Franklin
“Everybody should practice simple and virtuous living . They should never seek recourse to manipulative tendencies.”
Yajur Veda
“If the king is virtuous, then the subjects are also virtuous. If the king is sinful, then the subjects also become sinful. If he is mediocre, then the subjects are mediocre. The subjects follow the example of the king. In short, as is the king so are the subjects.”
Chanakya
“Only a sweet and virtuous soul, Like seasoned timber, never gives”
George Herbert
