To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.
The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.
He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.
The failure to cultivate virtue, the failure to examine and analyze what I have learned, the inability to move toward righteousness after being shown the way, the inability to correct my faults-these are the causes of my grief.
If you devote your life to seeking revenge, first dig two graves.
The virtuous man is driven by responsibility, the non-virtuous man is driven by profit.
Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.
Fix your mind on truth, hold firm to virtue, rely on loving kindness, and find your recreation in the Arts.
I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one who hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue would esteem nothing above it.
To know your faults and be able to change is the greatest virtue.
I have never seen a man as fond of virtue as of women.
The superior man... does not set his mind either for or against anything, he will pursue whatever is right. The superior man thinks of virtue, the common man of comfort.
A man who has committed a mistake and does not correct it is committing another mistake.
Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.
The higher type of man clings to virtue, the lower type of man clings to material comfort. The higher type of man cherishes justice, the lower type of man cherishes the hope of favors to be received.
Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.
Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.
One who has accumulated virtue will certainly also possess eloquence; but he who has eloquence doe not necessarily possess virtue.
The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.
It is the way of the superior man to prefer the concealment of his virtue, while it daily becomes more illustrious, and it is the way of the mean man to seek notoriety, while he daily goes more and more to ruin.
Heaven is author of the virtue that is in me
Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand.
The determined scholar and the man of virtue will not seek to live at the expense of injuring their virtue. They will even sacrifice their lives to preserve their virtue complete.
Virtue is more to man than either water or fire. I have seen men die from treading on water and fire, but I have never seen a man die from treading the course of virtue.
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