"To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness."
- Confucius

"The imperfections of a man, his frailties, his faults, are just as important as his virtues.You can't separate them.They're wedded."
- Henry Miller

"True humility--the basis of the Christian system--is the low but deep and firm foundation of all virtues."
- Edmund Burke