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When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary
When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary
Virtue and sense are one; and, trust me, still
A faithless heart betrays the head unsound.
Virtue and sense are one; and, trust me, still
A faithless heart betrays the head unsound.
Sweet are the slumbers of the virtuous man!
Sweet are the slumbers of the virtuous man!
Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.
Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.
The only reward of virtue is virtue.
The only reward of virtue is virtue.
That which leads us to the performance of duty by offering
pleasure as its reward, is not virtue, but read more
That which leads us to the performance of duty by offering
pleasure as its reward, is not virtue, but a deceptive copy and
imitation of virtue.
[Lat., Nam quae voluptate, quasi mercede aliqua, ad officium
impellitur, ea non est virtus sed fallax imitatio simulatioque
virtutis.]
We learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by read more
We learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by practicing living, the principles are the same. One becomes in some area an athlete of God.
Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.
Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.
People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.
People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.
