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Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent.
Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent.
Practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty.
Practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty.
Nature does not loathe virtue: it is unaware of its existence.
Nature does not loathe virtue: it is unaware of its existence.
Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.
Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.
Virtue when concealed is a worthless thing.
[Lat., Vile latens virtus.]
Virtue when concealed is a worthless thing.
[Lat., Vile latens virtus.]
Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors
Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors
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.
All great virtues become great men.
[Fr., Toutes grandes vertus conviennent aux grands hommes.]
All great virtues become great men.
[Fr., Toutes grandes vertus conviennent aux grands hommes.]
Man cannot be uplifted; he must be seduced into virtue.
Man cannot be uplifted; he must be seduced into virtue.