The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one

Vice is a monster of so frightful mien,
As to be hated need but to be seen;
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Vice is a monster of so frightful mien,
As to be hated need but to be seen;
Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face,
We first endure, then pity, then embrace.

Sometimes we may learn more from a man's errors, than from his virtues.

Sometimes we may learn more from a man's errors, than from his virtues.

Vice gets more in this vicious world
Than piety.

Vice gets more in this vicious world
Than piety.

Virtue, I grant you, is an empty boast;
But shall the dignity of vice be lost?

Virtue, I grant you, is an empty boast;
But shall the dignity of vice be lost?

The first time you see Winston Churchill you see all his faults and the rest of your life you spend read more

The first time you see Winston Churchill you see all his faults and the rest of your life you spend discovering his virtues.

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.

That virtue we appreciate is as much ours as another's. We see so much only as we possess.

That virtue we appreciate is as much ours as another's. We see so much only as we possess.

Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.

Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.