The being cannot be termed rational or virtuous, who obeys any authority, but that of reason.Mary WollstonecraftAuthorityReasonVirtue Share this
True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason.Alfred North WhiteheadCourageReasonVirtue Share this
Virtue in its grandest aspect is neither more nor less than following reason.LaoziMoralityReasonVirtue Share this
He who would govern his actions by the laws of virtue must regulate his thoughts by those of reason.Samuel JohnsonGovernanceReasonVirtue Share this
Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.Marcus Tullius CiceroHabitReasonVirtue Share this
We are rational creatures: Our virtue and perfection is to love reason, or rather to love order.Nicolas MalebrancheOrderReasonVirtue Share this
Virtue is reason which has become energy.Karl Wilhelm Friedrich SchlegelEnergyReasonVirtue Share this
To get what you want, you have to deserve what you want. Charlie Munger Achievement Deserving Success
Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Jean Cocteau Deception Perception Reality
Whatever the world condemns you for, make it your own. It is yourself. Jean Cocteau Identity Individuality Rebellion
The liabilities are always 100 percent good. It’s the assets you have to worry about. Charlie Munger Worry
It’s stupid the way people extrapolate the past — and not slightly stupid, but massively stupid. Charlie Munger Criticism Past Stupidity
