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Fewer possess virtue, than those who wish us to believe that they
possess it.
[Lat., Virtute enim ipsa read more
Fewer possess virtue, than those who wish us to believe that they
possess it.
[Lat., Virtute enim ipsa non tam multi praediti esse, quam videri
volunt.]
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.
The more virtuous any man is, the less easily does he suspect
others to be vicious.
[Lat., Nam read more
The more virtuous any man is, the less easily does he suspect
others to be vicious.
[Lat., Nam ut quisque est vir optimus, ita difficillime esse
alios improbos suspicatur.]
A homely face and no figure have aided many women heavenward.
A homely face and no figure have aided many women heavenward.
Ah, Eugénie, have done with virtues! Among the sacrifices that can be made to those counterfeit divinities, is there one read more
Ah, Eugénie, have done with virtues! Among the sacrifices that can be made to those counterfeit divinities, is there one worth an instant of the pleasures one tastes in outraging them?
Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing which men have. . . read more
Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing which men have. . . comes from virtue.
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.
Man cannot be uplifted; he must be seduced into virtue.
Man cannot be uplifted; he must be seduced into virtue.
Nature does not loathe virtue: it is unaware of its existence.
Nature does not loathe virtue: it is unaware of its existence.
