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He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
One's outlook is a part of his virtue.
One's outlook is a part of his virtue.
Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.
Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.
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.]
Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.
Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.
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.
All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.
All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.
Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent.
Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent.
So our virtues Lie in the interpretation of the time
So our virtues Lie in the interpretation of the time