Sentence examples for moralistic virtue from inspiring English sources

As articulated in these works, Chinese historical thought was intensely moralistic: virtue was conceived as following the example of one's ancestors.

However, her notion of virtue is more individualistic and moralistic than traditional Commonwealth ideology.

The Dhammapada ("Verses on the Buddhist Doctrine") is a fine example of the moralistic, aphoristic strain in Indian literature, in which virtue is extolled and vice condemned.

Handler has explained that he intended his novels as a counter to the moralistic optimism of most children's literature, exploring the reality that virtue and merit are rarely rewarded.

We members of this suburban empire still find ourselves veering off into world crises, roaring into battle with visions of progressive virtue on our side and retrograde evil on the other, waging moralistic crusades others do not understand, pushing our movie, TV and rock-star fantasies onto an ambivalent and sometimes horrified globe.

The same trend toward fanciful elaboration of scriptural tales is manifested also in the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs ("testaments" meaning last wills), in which the virtues and weaknesses of the sons of Jacob are illustrated by moralistic legends.

Other people get moralistic.

"But he's not moralistic.

Her father is frustrated, moralistic.

In fact, Machiavelli was a moralistic thinker.

The best analyses are not moralistic.