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    That which leads us to the performance of duty by offering
    pleasure as its reward, is not virtue, but a deceptive copy and
    imitation of virtue.
    [Lat., Nam quae voluptate, quasi mercede aliqua, ad officium
    impellitur, ea non est virtus sed fallax imitatio simulatioque
    virtutis.]

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Virtue herself is her own fairest reward.rn

Virtue herself is her own fairest reward.rn

by Caius Silius Italicus Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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As far as I'm concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue.

As far as I'm concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue.

by Albert Einstein Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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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.

by Winston Churchill Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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For what is done or learned by one class of women becomes, by virtue of their common womanhood, the property read more

For what is done or learned by one class of women becomes, by virtue of their common womanhood, the property of all women.

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Practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty.

Practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty.

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Virtue by premeditation isn't worth much.

Virtue by premeditation isn't worth much.

by Georg C. Lichtenberg Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to combat with ourselves.

Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to combat with ourselves.

by Jean-jacques Rousseau Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and read more

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

by Confucius Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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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

by Marcus Tullius Cicero Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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