Honor is the reward of virtue.
[Lat., Honor est premium virtutis.]

Honor is the reward of virtue.
[Lat., Honor est premium virtutis.]

If we had to seek virtue outside of ourselves, that would assuredly be difficult; but as it is within us, read more

If we had to seek virtue outside of ourselves, that would assuredly be difficult; but as it is within us, it suffices to avoid bad thoughts and to keep our souls turned toward the Lord.

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

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

Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.

Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.

Virtuous people are simply those who have not been tempted sufficiently, because they live in a vegetative state, or because read more

Virtuous people are simply those who have not been tempted sufficiently, because they live in a vegetative state, or because their purposes are so concentrated in one direction that they have not had the leisure to glance around them.

The virtue in most request is conformity.

The virtue in most request is conformity.

Of all the benefits which virtue confers on us, the contempt of death is one of the greatest.

Of all the benefits which virtue confers on us, the contempt of death is one of the greatest.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fine actions than in the nonperformance of base ones.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fine actions than in the nonperformance of base ones.

Sweet are the slumbers of the virtuous man!

Sweet are the slumbers of the virtuous man!