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Letter "V" » Virtue
«What is virtue? It is to hold yourself to your fullest development as a person and as a responsible member of the human community»
Author: Arthur Dobrin
| About:
Humanity,
Virtue
| Keywords:
community, development, fullest, human development, member
«Where you see valid achievements or virtue being attacked, it's by someone viewing them as a mirror of their own inadequacy instead of an inspiring beacon for excellence.»
«Wisdom alone is true ambition's aim, wisdom is the source of virtue and of fame; obtained with labour, for mankind employed, and then, when most you share it, best enjoyed.»
Author: Alfred North Whitehead
(Mathematician, Philosopher)
| About:
Ambition,
Sharing,
Virtue,
Wisdom
| Keywords:
employed, enjoyed, labour, obtained
«When one ceases from conflict, whether because he has won, because he has lost, or because he cares no more for the game, the virtue passes out of him.»
«When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary»
Author: Thomas Paine
(Writer)
| About:
Education,
Planning,
Virtue
| Keywords:
hereditary, planning, posterity
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