57 Movie Quotes about Virtue (+ Sound Clips)

Updated: May 5, 2026

Memorable quotes about virtue, selected from famous or less known movies by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

1 But you must remember, Mowgli, greater love hath no one than he who lays down his life for his friend.

Sebastian Cabot as Bagheera in The Jungle Book (1967)

2 After all, we did make a bargain. Didn't we, Cinderella? And I never go back on my word.

Quote from Cinderella (1950)

3 How does a good man live? What is virtue? When does a man's obligation to those around him exceed his obligation to himself?

Marlon Brando as Jor El in Superman (1978)

4 When you fight and beat your opponent, you've only won a physical match. But then, if you can show him kindness, well, then, that man may surrender his heart to you.

Quote from Challenge of the Masters

5 A hundred good deeds cannot atone for one murder.

Laurence Olivier as Zeus in Clash of the Titans (1981)

6 I lived most of my life in the wild country, and you set a code of laws to live by. -What laws? -I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.

John Wayne as J.B. Books in The Shootist

7 And finally, it takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to your friends.

Richard Harris as Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

8 Understand, I would use this Ring from a desire to do good.

Quote from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

9 Any man can give love where he's sure it's returned. That isn't love at all. But to give love with no thought of merit, no thought of return, no thought of gratitude even, that's ordinarily the privilege of God. And now it's your privilege.

Barbara Stanwyck as Megan Davis in The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933)

10 You have etched in the rock of virtue a legacy beyond compare.

Quote from Wreck-It Ralph