Virtue is not malicious; wrong done her
Is righted even when men grant they err.

Virtue is not malicious; wrong done her
Is righted even when men grant they err.

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.

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.

Fewer possess virtue, than those who wish us to believe that they
possess it.
[Lat., Virtute enim ipsa read more

Fewer possess virtue, than those who wish us to believe that they
possess it.
[Lat., Virtute enim ipsa non tam multi praediti esse, quam videri
volunt.]

One's outlook is a part of his virtue.

One's outlook is a part of his virtue.

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.

Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to the restraints of conscience.

Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to the restraints of conscience.

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.

Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices

Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices