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    Virtue is not the absense of vices or the avoidance of moral dangers; virtue is a vivid and separate thing, like pain or a particular smell.

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When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary

When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary

by Thomas Paine Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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So our virtues Lie in the interpretation of the time

So our virtues Lie in the interpretation of the time

by William Shakespeare Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

by George Washington Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they
are incensed or crushed.

Certainly virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they
are incensed or crushed.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores

I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores

by Moliere Found in: Vice Quotes, Virtue Quotes,
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It is the stain and disgrace of the age to envy virtue, and to be
anxious to crush the read more

It is the stain and disgrace of the age to envy virtue, and to be
anxious to crush the very flower of dignity.
[Lat., Est haec saeculi labes quaedam et macula virtuti invidere,
velle ipsum florem dignitatis infringere.]

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Blushing is the color of virtue.

Blushing is the color of virtue.

by Diogenes Found in: Blush Quotes, Virtue Quotes,
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Virtue is its own reward. There's a pleasure in doing good which sufficiently pays itself.

Virtue is its own reward. There's a pleasure in doing good which sufficiently pays itself.

by Sir John Vanbrugh Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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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.

by Winston Churchill Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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