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Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to the restraints of conscience.
Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to the restraints of conscience.
He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil.
Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil.
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices
Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices
Virtue is the only true nobility.
Virtue is the only true nobility.
When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary
When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary
I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores
I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores
Honor is the reward of virtue.
[Lat., Honor est premium virtutis.]
Honor is the reward of virtue.
[Lat., Honor est premium virtutis.]
