Virtuous

Examples

• Lily was feeling unusually virtuous. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• That is the way to get on, and be respected, and have a virtuous character in Vanity Fair. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• So I said, in a graver manner than any of us had yet assumed: 'She is as virtuous as she is pretty. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• In my own neighbourhood, no virtuous female friends would tempt me into dangerous gossiping at the tea-table. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• They were virtuous young men, and lost no opportunity that fell in their way to make their livelihood. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Some virtuous motive, therefore, must be antecedent to that regard. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• Was man, indeed, at once so powerful, so virtuous, and magnificent, yet so vicious and base? Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• Nor, in my opinion, has any man less merit for having, in general, natural virtuous inclinations. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• When you come and speak to me of what is right and virtuous shall I not love virtue for your sake? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Farewell to the patriotic scene, to the love of liberty and well earned meed of virtuous aspiration! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• He was willing enough, but my sister was good and virtuous, and hated his brother with a hatred as strong as mine. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• If you have the heart to be so, you mean, Biddy, said I, in a virtuous and superior tone; don't put it off upon me. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• The last of those qualities which make a state virtuous must be justice, if we only knew what that was. Plato. The Republic.
• We were all virtuous girls when Amy, one fine afternoon, left her father's house and sallied forth, like Don Quixote, in quest of adventures. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• A virtuous and laborious people may be cheaply governed. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• We are neither hypocrites or fools --for the rest, 'Dost thou think because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale? Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Mrs. Bute certainly thought herself one of the most virtuous women in England, and the sight of her happy family was an edifying one to strangers. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• And the trader leaned back in his chair, and folded his arm, with an air of virtuous decision, apparently considering himself a second Wilberforce. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Run down, my dear fellow, and open the door, for all virtuous folk have been long in bed. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• What a comparison between the work of the virtuous Penelopes and the weavers of a century ago and to-day! William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• I support the man who supports their claims; not the virtuous upholder of the wrong. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Nay, these are virtuous and immaculate beings! Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• We can never have a regard to the virtue of an action, unless the action be antecedently virtuous. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• Whenever Mrs. Rawdon wished to be particularly humble and virtuous, this little shirt used to come out of her work-box. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• And he is so condescending to the son he so egregiously deludes that you might suppose him the most virtuous of parents. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• This is a virtuous island, Gurt. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• In the meanwhile, ladies, be as proud and virtuous as you like abroad, but don't give ME any airs. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• My dear Mortimer, you are the express picture of contented industry, reposing (on credit) after the virtuous labours of the day. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• If any action be either virtuous or vicious, it is only as a sign of some quality or character. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• The 'virtuous woman,' again, had her household up in the very middle of the night; she 'got breakfast over,' as Mrs. Sykes says, before one o'clock a. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.

Edited by Adela