virtue

01. Humility is considered an important [virtue] in many Far Eastern cultures.

02. Her religious beliefs have always been the principal force guiding her [virtuous] behavior.

03. It is important for the children to learn the [virtue] of hard work.

04. He is a [virtuous], caring man, and is beloved by all his friends and colleagues.

05. These meals have the [virtue] of being delicious as well as nutritious.

06. I am confident that his [virtue] of being a hard worker will guarantee him a lot of success in his future career.

07. She has always remained a [virtuous] person despite living in such terrible surroundings.

08. Honesty is a [virtue] one does not always encounter in the world of big business.

09. She won the debate by [virtue] of her strong, clear argument in favor of the question.

10. Magnetic objects attract various metals by [virtue] of an invisible force field surrounding them.

11. The Protestant ethic emphasizes the [virtues] of hard work and self-discipline.

12. I don't see any [virtue] in supporting a political party just because the leader is a nice guy.

13. She praises the [virtues] of the proposal in front of the boss, but then criticizes it when he's not around.

14. Christianity describes seven [virtues] which are considered fundamental to Christian ethics.

15. In the Jewish religion, study is considered to be an important [virtue].

16. According to Confucius, devotion to one's parents is [virtuous].

17. The month of Ramadan is held to be a month of [virtues] and blessings for people of the Islamic faith.

18. Chinese Buddhism lists five [virtues]; gentleness, kindness, respectfulness, thriftiness and humility.

19. Commitment, dedication and a social conscious are important [virtues] for followers of the Sikh faith.

20. Non-violence is considered the supreme [virtue] of the Hindu religion.

21. A French proverb notes that beauty, unaccompanied by [virtue], is as a flower without perfume.

22. A Greek proverb advises, "First secure an independent income, then practice [virtue]."

23. A Chinese proverb notes that riches add to the house, [virtues] to the man.

24. A Chinese proverb suggests that with [virtue] you can't be entirely poor; without [virtue] you can't really be rich.

25. A Kenyan proverb tells us that [virtue] is better than wealth.

26. David Starr Jordan once said that wisdom is knowing what to do next; [virtue] is doing it.

27. Voltaire once remarked that men are equal; it is not birth, but [virtue] that makes the difference.

28. Abraham Lincoln once said, "It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few [virtues]."

29. William Shakespeare wrote, "He lives in fame that died in [virtue's] cause."

30. Benjamin Franklin once suggested that God will certainly reward [virtue], and punish vice, either here or hereafter.

31. Francois de Salignac Fenelon once remarked that exactness and neatness in moderation is a [virtue], but carried to extremes narrows the mind.

32. Will Durant once noted that every vice was once a [virtue], and may become respectable again, just as hatred becomes respectable in time of war.

33. Zeno once advised, "Choose silence of all [virtues], for by it you hear other men's imperfections, and conceal your own."

34. Natalia Ginzburg once stated that children should be taught not the little [virtues], but the great ones. Not thrift, but generosity and an indifference to money; not caution, but courage and a contempt for danger; not a desire for success, but a desire to be, and to know.

35. Ashley Montagu once said that by [virtue] of being born to humanity, every human being has a right to the development and fulfillment of his potentialities as a human being.

36. Aristotle once suggested that all [virtue] is summed up in dealing justly.

37. Ralph Waldo Emerson once remarked that a weed is a plant whose [virtues] have not yet been discovered.

38. Theodore Hesburgh once noted that all of us are experts at practising [virtue] at a distance.

39. Winston Churchill once said of a man he disliked, "He has all the [virtues] I dislike and none of the vices I admire."