The obedient always think of themselves as virtuous rather than cowardly.

I feel virtuous because my soul is at ease.

The life of active virtue is essentially pleasant.

Sometimes you don’t even notice these people, because while they seem kind and cheerful, they are also reserved. They possess the self-effacing virtues of people who are inclined to be useful but don’t need to prove anything to the world: humility, restraint, reticence, temperance, respect, and soft self-discipline. They radiate a sort of moral joy. They answer softly when challenged harshly. They are silent when unfairly abused. They are dignified when others try to humiliate them, restrained when others try to provoke them. But they get things done. They perform acts of sacrificial service with the same modest everyday spirit they would display if they were just getting the groceries. They are not thinking about what impressive work they are doing. They are not thinking about

Where did you get the idea that the most wonderful thing I could be in life was obedient?

For 'activity in conformity with virtue' involves virtue.

person always deserves your full respect. Reverence is the nature

…courage and devotion always stir generous hearts, and win admiration…

The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.

Aristotle defined the virtues simply as the ways of behaving that are most conducive to happiness in life.

You must always be polite to people whose position forbids them to be rude to you.

But like other well-behaved women they chose to obey God rather than men.

Self-respect is the cornerstone of all virtue.

There is a universal respect and even admiration for those who are humble and simple by nature, and who have absolute confidence in all human beings irrespective of their social status.