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Virtue is the only true nobility.
Virtue is the only true nobility.
Virtue has a veil, vice a mask.
Virtue has a veil, vice a mask.
The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons
The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons
The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one
The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one
Virtue and sense are one; and, trust me, still
A faithless heart betrays the head unsound.
Virtue and sense are one; and, trust me, still
A faithless heart betrays the head unsound.
Sell not virtue to purchase wealth.
Sell not virtue to purchase wealth.
I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores
I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores
Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they
are incensed or crushed.
Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they
are incensed or crushed.
All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.
All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.