Laurence Sterne Quotes About Virtue

Quotes about: Virtue

• Only the brave know how to forgive; it is the most refined and generous pitch of virtue human nature can arrive at.

  Laurence Sterne

  Motivational, Forgiveness, Brave

  Laurence Sterne (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Laurence Sterne (Illustrated)”, Delphi Classics

• Plutarch has a fine expression, with regard to some woman of learning, humility, and virtue;--that her ornaments were such as might be purchased without money, and would render any woman's life both glorious and happy.

  Laurence Sterne

  Humility, Expression, Ornaments

  Laurence Sterne (1814). “The Works of Laurence Sterne: With a Life of the Author”, p.394

• O blessed Health! thou art above all gold and treasure; 'tis thou who enlargest the soul, and openest all its powers to receive instruction, and to relish virtue. He that has thee has little more to wish for, and he that is so wretched as to want thee, wants everything with thee.

  Laurence Sterne

  Art, Blessed, Health

  Laurence Sterne (1840). “The Works ...: With a Life of the Author”, p.166

• The more tickets you have in a lottery, the worse your chance. And it is the same of virtues, in the lottery of life.

  Laurence Sterne

  Tickets, Chance, Virtue

  Laurence Sterne (1795). “The Works of Laurence Sterne, A.M. In Eight Volumes ..”, p.113

• There are few instances of the exercise of particular virtues which seem harder to attain to, or which appear more amiable and engaging in themselves, than those of moderation and the forgiveness of injuries.

  Laurence Sterne

  Forgiveness, Exercise, Virtue

  Laurence Sterne (1849). “The Works of Laurence Sterne: Containing The Life and Opinions of Tristan Shandy ... [etc.] ; with a Life of the Author Written by Himself”, p.409

• Surely, 'tis one step towards acting well, to think worthily of our nature; and as in common life, the way to make a man honest, is, to suppose him soso here, to set some value upon ourselves, enables us to support the characterof generosity and virtue.

  Laurence Sterne

  Character, Men, Thinking

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