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    No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose value must ever increase with the price it has cost us. Our integrity is never worth so much as when we have parted with our all to keep it.

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Virtue is not knowing but doing

Virtue is not knowing but doing

by Japanese Proverb Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Virtue alone is the unerring sign of a noble soul.
[Fr., La vertu d'un coeur noble est la marque read more

Virtue alone is the unerring sign of a noble soul.
[Fr., La vertu d'un coeur noble est la marque certaine.]

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Chastity - you can carry it too far

Chastity - you can carry it too far

by Mark Twain Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.

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To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue. They are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, read more

To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue. They are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.

by Confucius Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing which men have. . . read more

Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing which men have. . . comes from virtue.

by Socrates Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Virtues are acquired through endeavor, which rests wholly upon yourself.

Virtues are acquired through endeavor, which rests wholly upon yourself.

by Sidney Lanier Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Be good and you will be lonesome.

Be good and you will be lonesome.

by Mark Twain Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and
moderation and reason.

Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and
moderation and reason.

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