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    It is the stain and disgrace of the age to envy virtue, and to be
    anxious to crush the very flower of dignity.
    [Lat., Est haec saeculi labes quaedam et macula virtuti invidere,
    velle ipsum florem dignitatis infringere.]

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The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons.

The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons.

by Aristotle Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.

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

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Virtue is the only true nobility.

Virtue is the only true nobility.

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Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and
moderation and reason.

Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and
moderation and reason.

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The only amarantine flower on earth
Is virtue.

The only amarantine flower on earth
Is virtue.

by William Cowper Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Better keep yourself clean and bright. You are the window through which you must see the world.

Better keep yourself clean and bright. You are the window through which you must see the world.

by George Bernard Shaw Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.

The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.

by Buddha Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors

Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors

by Confucius Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set.

Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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