The sage belongs to the same obsolete repertory as the virtuous maiden and the enlightened monarch. Mason Cooley American Writer More Mason Cooley Quotes 0
The pit of a theatre is the one place where the tears of virtuous and wicked men alike are mingled. Denis Diderot French Editor More Denis Diderot Quotes 0
As virtuous men pass mildly away, and whisper to their souls to go, whilst some of their sad friends do say, the breath goes now, and some say no. John Donne British Poet More John Donne Quotes 0
The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous. Frederick Douglass American Author More Frederick Douglass Quotes 0
There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous. Benjamin Franklin American Politician More Benjamin Franklin Quotes 0
I do not know if she was virtuous, but she was ugly, and with a woman that is half the battle. Heinrich Heine German Poet More Heinrich Heine Quotes 0
Most people are awaiting Virtual Reality; I'm awaiting virtuous reality. Eli Khamarov More Eli Khamarov Quotes 0
The decadent international but individualistic capitalism in the hands of which we found ourselves after the war is not a success. It is not intelligent. It is not beautiful. It is not just. It is not virtuous. And it doesn't deliver the goods. John Maynard Keynes English Economist More John Maynard Keynes Quotes 0
What do I owe to my times, to my country, to my neighbors, to my friends? Such are the questions which a virtuous man ought often to ask himself. Johann Kaspar Lavater German Theologian More Johann Kaspar Lavater Quotes 0
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 Russian Statesman More Nikita Khrushchev Quotes 0
One of the great attractions of patriotism - it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what's more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous. Aldous Huxley English Novelist More Aldous Huxley Quotes 0
People must have righteous principals in the first, and then they will not fail to perform virtuous actions. Martin Luther German Leader More Martin Luther Quotes 0
Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore we are saved by love. Reinhold Niebuhr American Theologian More Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes 0
There is no cure for the pride of a virtuous nation but pure religion. Reinhold Niebuhr American Theologian More Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes 0
But when women are moved and lend help, when women, who are by nature calm and controlled, give encouragement and applause, when virtuous and knowledgeable women grace the endeavor with their sweet love, then it is invincible. Jose Marti Activist More Jose Marti Quotes 0
The vicious circle has been shattered. Canadians now enjoy the benefits of the virtuous circle. Paul Martin Canadian Politician More Paul Martin Quotes 0
I think I am more attracted to characters with a subtext, whatever that is and they don't necessarily have to be virtuous, but they have to at least be human. Clive Owen English Actor More Clive Owen Quotes 0
The most virtuous are those who content themselves with being virtuous without seeking to appear so. Plato Greek Philosopher More Plato Quotes 0
Tutors who make youth learned do not always make them virtuous. Samuel Richardson English Novelist More Samuel Richardson Quotes 0
All art is a struggle to be, in a particular sort of way, virtuous. Iris Murdoch Irish Author More Iris Murdoch Quotes 0
The generality of virtuous women are like hidden treasures, they are safe only because nobody has sought after them. Francois de La Rochefoucauld French Writer More Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes 0
There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade. Francois de La Rochefoucauld French Writer More Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes 0
There is many a virtuous woman weary of her trade. Francois de La Rochefoucauld French Writer More Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes 0