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    He possessed beauty without vanity, strength without insolence; courage without ferocity; and all the virtues of man without his vices

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Those vices [luxury and neglect of decent manners] are vices of
men, not of the times.
[Lat., Hominum read more

Those vices [luxury and neglect of decent manners] are vices of
men, not of the times.
[Lat., Hominum sunt ista [vitia], non temporum.

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Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.

Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.

by Cynic's Calendar Found in: Vice Quotes,
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Vice is its own reward

Vice is its own reward

by Quentin Crisp Found in: Vice Quotes,
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Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.

Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.

by Confucius Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Virtue herself is her own fairest reward.rn

Virtue herself is her own fairest reward.rn

by Caius Silius Italicus Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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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.

by Confucius Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores

I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores

by Moliere Found in: Vice Quotes, Virtue Quotes,
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Honor is the reward of virtue.
[Lat., Honor est premium virtutis.]

Honor is the reward of virtue.
[Lat., Honor est premium virtutis.]

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Virtue has a veil, vice a mask.

Virtue has a veil, vice a mask.

by Victor Hugo Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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