Virtues

Famous quotes containing the word virtues:

“What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

“A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

“Our virtues are all social; if,
Deprived of solitude, you chafe,
It’s clear you’re not the virtuous sort.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)