Virtue

“I meant to represent her, as a human being, loving virtue while enslaved by passion.”

“Philosophy was a pathway, a way of life, the way to lead one’s life.”

“I cannot conceive how a man with understanding and with a sound heart, can be anything else than a good patriot and a lover of freedom.”

“A man is nothing without his virtues.”

“If my countrymen could fear God, serve God, would we not be able to revive the age of the sage emperors?”

“Przeciwko przejawom bohaterstwa może wystąpić tylko łajdak.”

“Wartość człowieka budujemy całe życie. I dla siebie i dla pożytku świata.”

“The more holy we are, the more empty we are of swelling pride, the more full we are of love.”

“Antes quisiera yo ver desplomadas, no digo las instituciones de los hombres, sino las estrellas todas del firmamento, que ver caer del pecho humano el sentimiento de la justicia, ese sol del mundo moral.”

“și-au împlinit datoriile cu sfințenie, dar și cu neadormită priveghere”

“Virtue means acquisition. It means that each person acquires a share in the Way.”

“La gloria y la inmortalidad, señor excelentísimo; esa sólida recompensa del héroe; esa vida de honor que anima en el sepulcro a sus cenizas.”

“In his view virtue lies not in caution in avoiding errors but in ruthlessness in eliminating them.”

“Character is not a thing of chance, but it is the result of continued effort.”

“I've been a person who sticks to my ideals and to righteousness.”

“Najdraže mi je da me netko pohvali da sam dobar čovjek.”

“A pastor’s speech needs to be more becoming, more exemplary.”

“Living a fully ethical life involves doing the most good one can.”