Virtuous

Famous quotes containing the word virtuous:

“The English Writers of Tragedy are possessed with a Notion, that when they represent a virtuous or innocent Person in Distress, they ought not to leave him till they have delivered him out of his Troubles, or made him triumph over his Enemies.”
—Joseph Addison (1672–1719)

“all must die.

Only a sweet and virtuous soul,
Like seasoned timber, never gives;
But though the whole world turn to coal,
Then chiefly lives.”
—George Herbert (1593–1633)

“There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)