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Virtue by premeditation isn't worth much.
Virtue by premeditation isn't worth much.
Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices
Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices
Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.
Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.
Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to combat with ourselves.
Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to combat with ourselves.
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.
Virtue herself is her own fairest reward.rn
Virtue herself is her own fairest reward.rn
Virtue is indeed its own reward.
[Lat., Ipsa quidem pretium virtus sibi.]
Virtue is indeed its own reward.
[Lat., Ipsa quidem pretium virtus sibi.]
That virtue we appreciate is as much ours as another's. We see so much only as we possess.
That virtue we appreciate is as much ours as another's. We see so much only as we possess.
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.