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    Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to the regulation of conscience.

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The only reward of virtue is virtue.

The only reward of virtue is virtue.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Most dangerous is that temptation that doth goad us on to sin in loving virtue.

Most dangerous is that temptation that doth goad us on to sin in loving virtue.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.

Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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And be on they guard against the good and the just! They would fain curcify those who devise their own read more

And be on they guard against the good and the just! They would fain curcify those who devise their own virtue -- they hate the lonesome ones.

by Fredrich Nietzsche Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.

People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.

by Confucius 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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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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One's outlook is a part of his virtue.

One's outlook is a part of his virtue.

by Amos Bronson Alcott Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself.

Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself.

by Robert Green Ingersoll Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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