Moral Virtue Quotes

“If I attempt virtue it brings light to my life. If I indulge desires, I invite fog and confusion.”
― Patti Callahan, Becoming Mrs. Lewis

“[I]n speaking about someone's character, we do not say that he is wise or comprehending, but that he is gentle or moderate.”
― Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics

“Atheism leads a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation: all of which may be guides to an outward moral virtue.”
― Sir Francis Bacon

“I've spent all of my life in an attempt to find truth and moral good and then to live it. I can't discard my moral habits for feelings, which are just that.
(The moral virtues)
They are my footholds for moral goodness. Morality is about choice.”
― Patti Callahan, Becoming Mrs. Lewis

“We can't just surrender to our every desire. Man must have his principles and live by them regardless. Our nature must be controlled or it can ruin our lives.”
― Patti Callahan, Becoming Mrs. Lewis

“Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation; all of which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, even if religion vanished; but religious superstition dismounts all these and erects an absolute monarchy in the minds of men.”
― Sir Francis Bacon

“I'm trying because I must.”
― Patti Callahan, Becoming Mrs. Lewis

“God doesn't judge by internal disease but by moral choices. We must protect our hearts.”
― Patti Callahan, Becoming Mrs. Lewis