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Wickedness is always easier than virtue, for it takes a short cut to everything.
Wickedness is always easier than virtue, for it takes a short cut to everything.
The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons
The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons
A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues
A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues
The only reward of virtue is virtue.
The only reward of virtue is virtue.
Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying his torturer but not read more
Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying his torturer but not of keeping his temper.
Man cannot be uplifted; he must be seduced into virtue.
Man cannot be uplifted; he must be seduced into virtue.
Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice
Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice
The first time you see Winston Churchill you see all his faults and the rest of your life you spend read more
The first time you see Winston Churchill you see all his faults and the rest of your life you spend discovering his virtues.
The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.
The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.