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Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent.
Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent.
Curse on his virtues! they've undone his country.
Curse on his virtues! they've undone his country.
Virtue when concealed is a worthless thing.
[Lat., Vile latens virtus.]
Virtue when concealed is a worthless thing.
[Lat., Vile latens virtus.]
Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying his torturer but not read more
Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying his torturer but not of keeping his temper.
A homely face and no figure have aided many women heavenward.
A homely face and no figure have aided many women heavenward.
If you can be well without health, you may be happy without virtue.
If you can be well without health, you may be happy without virtue.
Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil.
Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil.
Most dangerous is that temptation that doth goad us on to sin in loving virtue.
Most dangerous is that temptation that doth goad us on to sin in loving virtue.
The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.
The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.
