The virtues which keep this world sweet and the faithfulness which keeps it steadfast are chiefly those of the average man.
Tag: Virtue
John Ruskin
In every person who comes near you look for what is good and strong; honor that; try to imitate it, and your faults will
Henry Ward Beecher
Only have enough of little virtues and common fidelities, and you need not mourn because you are neither a hero or a saint.
Benjamin Franklin
It is a great mistake to think of being great without goodness; and I pronounce it as certain that there was never yet a