#virtuous

There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

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It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce it as certain that there was never a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

#certain #goodness #grand #great #great man

There is no cure for the pride of a virtuous nation but pure religion. ↗

— Reinhold Niebuhr

#nation #pride #pure #religion #virtuous

Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore we are saved by love. ↗

— Reinhold Niebuhr

#alone #however #love #nothing #saved

It is obvious that different individuals require different things to live good, healthy, and virtuous lives. ↗

— Tom G. Palmer

#different things #good #healthy #individuals #live

Even in decline, a virtuous man increases the beauty of his behavior. A burning stick, though turned to the ground, has its flame drawn upwards. ↗

— Saskya Pandita

#behavior #burning #decline #drawn #even

The most virtuous are those who content themselves with being virtuous without seeking to appear so. ↗

— Plato

#being #content #most #seeking #themselves

There is nothing nicer than playing someone who is cooler, tougher, more virtuous and sexier than yourself and thinking, 'I can be anyone.' ↗

— Jason Isaacs

#cooler #i #i can #more #nicer

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

#ask #being #children #dozen #got

Sexual harassment on the job is not a problem for virtuous women. ↗

— Phyllis Schlafly

#job #problem #sexual #virtuous #women