Humanity is a Virtue all preach, none practice, and yet every body is content to hear

It is better to consistently practice one Buddhist virtue than to study every book on Buddhism or to memorise all the quotes of the Buddha

Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.

Self-abnegation, that rare virtue, that good men preach and good women practice

The path of a good woman is indeed strewn with flowers; but they rise behind her steps, not before them

Virtue, the strength and beauty of the soul, Is the best gift of Heaven: a happiness That even above the smiles and frowns of fate Exalts great Nature's favourites: a wealth That ne'er encumbers, nor can be transferr'd.