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Virtue by premeditation isn't worth much.
Virtue by premeditation isn't worth much.
A homely face and no figure have aided many women heavenward.
A homely face and no figure have aided many women heavenward.
Virtue when concealed is a worthless thing.
[Lat., Vile latens virtus.]
Virtue when concealed is a worthless thing.
[Lat., Vile latens virtus.]
Virtue, the strength and beauty of the soul,
Is the best gift of Heaven: a happiness
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Virtue, the strength and beauty of the soul,
Is the best gift of Heaven: a happiness
That even above the smiles and frowns of fate
Exalts great Nature's favourites: a wealth
That ne'er encumbers, nor can be transferr'd.
The virtue in most request is conformity.
The virtue in most request is conformity.
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.
Virtue treads paths that end not in the grave.
Virtue treads paths that end not in the grave.
Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil.
Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil.
Virtue has a veil, vice a mask.
Virtue has a veil, vice a mask.
