Human Virtue Quotes

“What poor, mean trash this whole business of human virtue is! A mere matter, for the most part, of latitude and longitude, and geographical position, acting with natural temperament. The greater part is nothing but an accident.”
― Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin

“With certain kinds of people,we allow for the potential development of all the beauties of human virtue within a faith that is different from our own”
― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

“People usually consider an active and proactive approach as a human virtue. However, sometimes doing nothing is the best choice we can make. If an already difficult situation becomes worse as a consequence of our doing, there is absolutely no excuse for us, regardless of the fact that we acted with the best intentions.”
― Eraldo Banovac