virtue
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,724 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,544 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
virtue in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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A small virtue well polished is better than none.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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Vice and virtue are to the artist materials for an art.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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The knowledge that virtue is its own reward is what deters many from well doing.
Crankisms · Lisle de Vaux Matthewman · Chapter 1
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We bow as in the dust, with all our pride Of virtue dwarfed the noble deed beside.
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I · John Greenleaf Whittier · Chapter 1
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It has the virtue both of opening the gate and also of sending to sleep all the inhabitants.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1