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The only amarantine flower on earth
Is virtue.
The only amarantine flower on earth
Is virtue.
Virtue is not the absense of vices or the avoidance of moral dangers; virtue is a vivid and separate thing, read more
Virtue is not the absense of vices or the avoidance of moral dangers; virtue is a vivid and separate thing, like pain or a particular smell.
The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons
The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons
Nature does not loathe virtue: it is unaware of its existence.
Nature does not loathe virtue: it is unaware of its existence.
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
All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.
All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.
It is easy to perform a good action, but not easy to acquire a settled habit of performing such actions.
It is easy to perform a good action, but not easy to acquire a settled habit of performing such actions.
Honor is the reward of virtue.
[Lat., Honor est premium virtutis.]
Honor is the reward of virtue.
[Lat., Honor est premium virtutis.]
The path of a good woman is indeed strewn with flowers; but they rise behind her steps, not before them
The path of a good woman is indeed strewn with flowers; but they rise behind her steps, not before them
