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The only amarantine flower on earth
Is virtue.
The only amarantine flower on earth
Is virtue.
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.
That which leads us to the performance of duty by offering
pleasure as its reward, is not virtue, but read more
That which leads us to the performance of duty by offering
pleasure as its reward, is not virtue, but a deceptive copy and
imitation of virtue.
[Lat., Nam quae voluptate, quasi mercede aliqua, ad officium
impellitur, ea non est virtus sed fallax imitatio simulatioque
virtutis.]
Virtue herself is her own fairest reward.rn
Virtue herself is her own fairest reward.rn
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 is the only true nobility.
Virtue is the only true nobility.
All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.
All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.
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.
The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.
The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.
