Joseph Pieper Quotes on Virtue
Joseph Pieper was a German Catholic philosopher and one of the most widely read twentieth-century interpreters of Thomas Aquinas. This page collects quotes attributed to Joseph Pieper on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Joseph Pieper:
“Leisure is the basis of culture.”
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Attributed to Joseph Pieper:
“Hope is the virtue of the wayfarer.”
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Attributed to Joseph Pieper:
“Justice unites human beings; injustice separates them.”
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“Modern religious teachings have little or nothing to say about the place of prudence in life or in the hierarchy of virtues.”
The Four Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, Temperance(1965)