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F. H. Bradley Quotes on Virtue

Francis Herbert Bradley was an English philosopher and the leading representative of British absolute idealism. This page collects quotes attributed to F. H. Bradley on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • Attributed to F. H. Bradley:

    “Where everything is bad it must be good to know the worst.”

  • Attributed to F. H. Bradley:

    “My station and its duties: this is the only place in which I find my real self.”

  • “I will begin with the self-styled "Christian" party, who profess to base their morality on the New Testament. But whether it is really more Christian to follow or to ignore the teachings of the Gospels I shall not discuss.”

    The Limits of Individual and National Self-Sacrifice.
  • “The deadliest foe to virtue would be complete self-knowledge.”

    Aphorisms(1930) | No. 68.