"We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

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"For every seed of godliness, kindness and justice sowed, there will be surely be a harvest of goodness, significance and greatness."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"It is this spirit of godliness that will bring forth the attributes, the principles and the life style of godliness."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

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"Be like the sun for grace and mercy. Be like the night to cover others' faults. Be like running water for generosity. Be like death for rage and anger. Be like the Earth for modesty. Appear as you are. Be as you appear."

Rumi, Persian Poet

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"Virtue rejects facility to be her companion. She requires a craggy, rough and thorny way."

Michel de Montaigne, French Philosopher

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"Abstinence is as easy for me as temperance would be difficult."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

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"I didn't really want to come back here and again have to feel like my lungs were drowning in this perverse nostalgia."

John Green, American Author

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"The greater the wisdom, the greater the mind. The greater the courage, the greater the heart. The greater the love, the greater the soul."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

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"It is better to be a discipline than a follower."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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"When virtue has slept it will arise more vigorous."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

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"For every seed of godliness, kindness and justice sowed, there will be surely be a harvest of goodness, significance and greatness."

"It is this spirit of godliness that will bring forth the attributes, the principles and the life style of godliness."

"Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up."

"Be like the sun for grace and mercy. Be like the night to cover others' faults. Be like running water for generosity. Be like death for rage and anger. Be like the Earth for modesty. Appear as you are. Be as you appear."

"Virtue rejects facility to be her companion. She requires a craggy, rough and thorny way."

"Abstinence is as easy for me as temperance would be difficult."

"I didn't really want to come back here and again have to feel like my lungs were drowning in this perverse nostalgia."

"The greater the wisdom, the greater the mind. The greater the courage, the greater the heart. The greater the love, the greater the soul."

"It is better to be a discipline than a follower."

"When virtue has slept it will arise more vigorous."

Explore more quotes by Francois de La Rochefoucauld

"We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally appear disguised before ourselves."

"Flattery is a kind of bad money, to which our vanity gives us currency."

"When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness."

"Most people know no other way of judging men's worth but by the vogue they are in, or the fortunes they have met with."

"Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself."

"However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship."

"A great many men's gratitude is nothing but a secret desire to hook in more valuable kindnesses hereafter."

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