100 Best Virtue Quotes

by Matshona Dhliwayo

100 Best Virtue Quotes by Matshona Dhliwayo

1. “The virtues of moderation are better than the vices of excess.”

2. “Moderation is better than decadence.”

3. “Temperance is better than excess.”

4. “Contentment is better than greed.”

5. “The bitterness of moderation is better than the venom of excess.”

6. “It is easier to multiply vices than to accumulate virtue.”

7. “Conquering an army of vices is easier than conquering a single virtue.”

8. “Appeasing your vices is easier than appeasing your virtues.”

9. “Falling into vice is easier than rising into virtue.”

10. “It is easier to survive a blow from virtue than a kiss from vice.”

11. “It is easier to appease saints than to defy sinners.”

12. “Virtue is better than vice.”

13. “It is better to practice moderation than excess.”

14. “The wisdom of moderation is better than the foolishness of excess.”

15. “The fear of excess is the beginning of moderation.”

16. “Decadence is the beginning of excess.”

17. “Moderation is the mother of virtue.”

18. “Moderation is the fountain of wisdom.”

19. “The wisdom of moderation is foolishness to the decadent.”

20. “The love of virtue is the beginning of wisdom.”

21. “Moderation is a tenant in the house of virtue.”

22. “Moderation is an alter in the temple of wisdom.”

23. “Integrity is an alter in the temple of prudence.”

24. “Innocence is an alter in the temple of virtue.”

25. “Benefiting from moderation is easier than benefiting from excess.”

26. “Benefiting from virtue is easier than benefiting from vice.”

27. “Benefiting from contentment is easier than benefiting from desire.”

28. “Benefiting from needs is easier than benefiting from wants.”

29. “The vices of contentment are better than the virtues of pleasure.”

30. “The vices of patience are better than the virtues of haste.”

31. “The vices of ambition are better than the virtues of complacency.”

32. “True vices are better than false virtues.”

33. “The lowest virtue is greater than the highest vice.”

34. “The lowest saint is greater than the highest sinner.”

35. “The bitterest virtue is better than the sweetest vice.”

36. “Virtue at its weakest is still greater than vice at its strongest.”

37. “An infinite vice is inferior to a finite virtue.”

38. “Virtue is a jewel God created to adorn the soul.”

39. “Vice is a masterpiece of vanity.”

40. “It is better to live in a hut with a saint than in a palace with a sinner.”

41. “It is better to be hated for truth than to be loved for lies.”

42. “It is better to be hated for your honor than to be loved for your shame.”

43. “The virtues of the wise are greater than the vices of the foolish.”

44. “The depths of your vices are no match for the heights of your virtues.”

45. “Evil is finite, but good is infinite.”

46. “Virtue is the eternal master of vice.”

47. “Virtue is the eternal enemy of vice.”

48. “Intelligent vices are inferior to foolish virtues.”

49. “A thousand real vices are better than a single false virtue.”

50. “Virtues that pull you down are superior to vices that lift you up.”

51. “Virtues at their worst are better than vices at their best.”

52. “A virtuous failure is better than a successful devil.”

53. “Bread with God is better than cake with the devil.”

54. “An intelligent sinner is better than a foolish saint.”

55. “A sinners virtues are more valuable than a saints vices.”

56. “Innocence is the world’s oldest saint; guilt is the world’s oldest sinner.”

57. “Virtue is the world’s oldest saint; vice is the world’s oldest sinner.”

58. “Ignorance is the ugliest devil, virtue is the loveliest angel.”

59. “It is better for our virtues to bloom late than to wither early.”

60. “To see a man’s virtues, observe him when he is poor. To see a man’s vices, observe him when he is rich.”

61. “Desire reveals our vices; contentment reveals our virtues.”

62. “Evil hides in darkness, good rests in light.”

63. “One virtue can defeat an army of vices.”

64. “Our vices are mortal, our virtues are divine.”

65. “It is better to have a thousand real vices than a single false virtue.”

66. “The pain that comes with virtue is better than the pleasure that comes vice.”

67. “Meaningful vices are inferior to meaningless virtues.”

68. “Reason is better than ignorance.”

69. “Gratitude is better than bitterness.”

70. “Compassion is better than vengeance.”

71. “Overusing your virtues is better than underusing them.”

72. “Virtue has greater power than vice.”

73. “Virtue is a kinder slave master than vice.”

74. “Never let your virtues blind you to your vices.”

75. “Raise your virtues, drop your vices.”

76. “Virtue’s key cannot open vice’s door.”

77. “Your highest virtues come from overcoming your lowest vices.”

78. “The highest vices are still no match for the lowest virtues.”

79. “Vices are easier to multiply than virtues.”

80. “The power of virtue is infinitely greater than the power of vice.”

81. “Vice shuts the heart’s door tight; virtue swings the soul’s door wide open.”

82. “Vice is spiritual poverty, virtue is spiritual riches.”

83. “Virtue has no wings, but is an angel. Vice has no horns, but is a devil.”

84. “Vice reveals our humanity, virtue announces our divinity.”

85. “The vices of wisdom are better than the virtues of ignorance.”

86. “The vices of strength are better than the virtues of weakness.”

87. “Hide your vices. Play down your virtues.”

88. “The ignorance of vice is no match for the intelligence of virtue.”

89. “The bitterness of virtue is better than the sweetness of vice.”

90. “The intelligence of virtue is greater than the wisdom of vice.”

91. “Raise your virtues so high that your vices cannot reach them.”

92. “Innocence is the mother of virtue.”

93. “The fear of evil is the beginning of good.”

94. “The fear of guilt is the beginning of innocence.”

95. “The love of innocence is the beginning of virtue.”

96. “Intention is the bridge between guilt and innocence.”

97. “The distance between our vices and virtues is motive.”

98. “The distance between good and evil is rational.”

99. “The foolishness of virtue is better than the wisdom of vice.”

100. “The wisdom of virtue is more valuable than the intelligence of vice.”

“Virtue = Kindness + Goodness”

~Matshona Dhliwayo