Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! virtue
is at hand.

Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! virtue
is at hand.

If we had to seek virtue outside of ourselves, that would assuredly be difficult; but as it is within us, read more

If we had to seek virtue outside of ourselves, that would assuredly be difficult; but as it is within us, it suffices to avoid bad thoughts and to keep our souls turned toward the Lord.

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.

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.

Virtue treads paths that end not in the grave.

Virtue treads paths that end not in the grave.

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.

By accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by virtue of love he may read more

By accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by virtue of love he may rule the world forever

Blushing is the color of virtue.

Blushing is the color of virtue.