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Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.
Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.
Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.
Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.
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
Virtue herself is her own fairest reward.rn
Virtue herself is her own fairest reward.rn
Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.
Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.
Virtue by premeditation isn't worth much.
Virtue by premeditation isn't worth much.
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.
Honor is the reward of virtue.
[Lat., Honor est premium virtutis.]
Honor is the reward of virtue.
[Lat., Honor est premium virtutis.]
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.
