Full Idea
A god has no virtue or vice, any more than a brute has; the goodness of a god is more to be esteemed than virtue.
Gist of Idea
Gods exist in a state which is morally superior to virtue
Source
Aristotle (Nicomachean Ethics [c.334 BCE], 1145a24)
Book Reference
Aristotle: 'Ethics (Nicomachean)', ed/tr. ThomsonJ A K/TredennickH [Penguin 1976], p.226
A Reaction
A very interesting comment, implying how very human the virtues are, with all the implied limitations. The virtues are just the natural excellences for a human, but this leaves open how naturally excellent the human race is.