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    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.

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Virtue by premeditation isn't worth much.

Virtue by premeditation isn't worth much.

by Georg C. Lichtenberg Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Man cannot be uplifted; he must be seduced into virtue.

Man cannot be uplifted; he must be seduced into virtue.

by Don Marquis Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Ah, Eugénie, have done with virtues! Among the sacrifices that can be made to those counterfeit divinities, is there one read more

Ah, Eugénie, have done with virtues! Among the sacrifices that can be made to those counterfeit divinities, is there one worth an instant of the pleasures one tastes in outraging them?

by Marquis De Sade Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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The only amarantine flower on earth
Is virtue.

The only amarantine flower on earth
Is virtue.

by William Cowper Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Wickedness is always easier than virtue, for it takes a short cut to everything.

Wickedness is always easier than virtue, for it takes a short cut to everything.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Virtue when concealed is a worthless thing.
[Lat., Vile latens virtus.]

Virtue when concealed is a worthless thing.
[Lat., Vile latens virtus.]

by Claudian (claudianus) Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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In the approach to virtue there are many steps.
[Lat., In virtute sunt multi adscensus.]

In the approach to virtue there are many steps.
[Lat., In virtute sunt multi adscensus.]

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All great virtues become great men.
[Fr., Toutes grandes vertus conviennent aux grands hommes.]

All great virtues become great men.
[Fr., Toutes grandes vertus conviennent aux grands hommes.]

by Pierre Corneille Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.

Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.

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