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.

The virtues of society are vices of the saint. The terror of reform is the discovery that we must cast read more

The virtues of society are vices of the saint. The terror of reform is the discovery that we must cast away our virtues, or what we have always esteemed such, into the same pit that has consumed our grosser vices.

Virtuous people are simply those who have not been tempted sufficiently, because they live in a vegetative state, or because read more

Virtuous people are simply those who have not been tempted sufficiently, because they live in a vegetative state, or because their purposes are so concentrated in one direction that they have not had the leisure to glance around them.

Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.

Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.

And last the Vice and Follies of the Age.

And last the Vice and Follies of the Age.

So our virtues Lie in the interpretation of the time

So our virtues Lie in the interpretation of the time

A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues

A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues

Wickedness is always easier than virtue, for it takes a short cut to everything.

Wickedness is always easier than virtue, for it takes a short cut to everything.

Virtue is its own reward. There's a pleasure in doing good which sufficiently pays itself.

Virtue is its own reward. There's a pleasure in doing good which sufficiently pays itself.