Glossary of Inspirational Quotes that Rekindle the Soul
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| Quote:No people can be great who have ceased to be virtuous.[Samuel Johnson] Quote:I do not think that the real reason why people accept religion is anything to do with argumentation. They accept religion on emotional grounds. One is often told that it is a very wrong thing to attack religion, because religion makes men virtuous. So I am told; I have not noticed it.[Bertrand Russell] Quote: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] Quote:On life's journey faith is nourishment, virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is the light by day and right mindfulness is the protection by night. If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him.[Siddhartha Buddha] Quote:No virtuous act is quite as virtuous from the standpoint of our friend or foe, as from our own. Therefore, we are saved by the final form of love which is forgiveness.[Reinhold Niebuhr] Quote: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] Quote:It still remains true that no justification of virtue will enable a man to be virtuous.[C.S. Lewis] Definitions of: virtuousDefinition: Possessing or exhibiting virtue.Definition: Exhibiting manly courage and strength; valorous; valiant; brave. Definition: Having power or efficacy; powerfully operative; efficacious; potent. Definition: Having moral excellence; characterized by morality; upright; righteous; pure; as, a virtuous action. Definition: Chaste; pure; -- applied especially to women. |
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