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Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.
Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.
Curse on his virtues! they've undone his country.
Curse on his virtues! they've undone his country.
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.
The only reward of virtue is virtue.
The only reward of virtue is virtue.
Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.
Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.
The virtue in most request is conformity.
The virtue in most request is conformity.
To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and read more
To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.
The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
He possessed beauty without vanity, strength without insolence; courage without ferocity; and all the virtues of man without his vices
He possessed beauty without vanity, strength without insolence; courage without ferocity; and all the virtues of man without his vices
