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.]

We are double-edged blades, and every time we whet our virtue the return stroke straps our vice.

We are double-edged blades, and every time we whet our virtue the return stroke straps our vice.

Nurse one vice in your bosom. Give it the attention it deserves and let your virtues spring p modestly around read more

Nurse one vice in your bosom. Give it the attention it deserves and let your virtues spring p modestly around it. Then you'll have the miser who's no liar; and the drunkard who's the benefactor of the whole city.

There will be vice as long as there are men.

There will be vice as long as there are men.

Virtue is insufficient temptation.

Virtue is insufficient temptation.

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.

Many without punishment, none without sin.

Many without punishment, none without sin.

And be on they guard against the good and the just! They would fain curcify those who devise their own read more

And be on they guard against the good and the just! They would fain curcify those who devise their own virtue -- they hate the lonesome ones.

If you don't want anyone to know it, don't do it.

If you don't want anyone to know it, don't do it.