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Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices
Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices
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.
The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons
The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons
Of all the benefits which virtue confers on us, the contempt of death is one of the greatest.
Of all the benefits which virtue confers on us, the contempt of death is one of the greatest.
Virtue is insufficient temptation.
Virtue is insufficient temptation.
The virtue in most request is conformity.
The virtue in most request is conformity.
He possessed beauty without vanity, strength without insolence; courage without ferocity; and all the virtues of man without his vices
He possessed beauty without vanity, strength without insolence; courage without ferocity; and all the virtues of man without his vices
Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.
Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.
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.
