Virtue is its own reward. There's a pleasure in doing good which sufficiently pays itself.

Virtue is its own reward. There's a pleasure in doing good which sufficiently pays itself.

The virtues of society are vices of the saint. The terror of reform is the discovery that we must cast read more

The virtues of society are vices of the saint. The terror of reform is the discovery that we must cast away our virtues, or what we have always esteemed such, into the same pit that has consumed our grosser vices.

The power of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special efforts, but by his ordinary doing

The power of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special efforts, but by his ordinary doing

Virtue, the strength and beauty of the soul,
Is the best gift of Heaven: a happiness
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Virtue, the strength and beauty of the soul,
Is the best gift of Heaven: a happiness
That even above the smiles and frowns of fate
Exalts great Nature's favourites: a wealth
That ne'er encumbers, nor can be transferr'd.

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

Sell not virtue to purchase wealth.

Sell not virtue to purchase wealth.

Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.

Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.

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.

It is always one's virtues and not one's vices that precipitate one into disaster.

It is always one's virtues and not one's vices that precipitate one into disaster.