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    It is a revenge the devil sometimes takes upon the virtuous, that he entraps them by the force of the very passion they have suppressed and think themselves superior to.

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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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Assume a virtue if you have it not.

Assume a virtue if you have it not.

by William Shakespeare 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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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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The virtue in most request is conformity.

The virtue in most request is conformity.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson 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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Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have
neighbors.

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have
neighbors.

by Confucius Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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By accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by virtue of love he may read more

By accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by virtue of love he may rule the world forever

by Lao Tzu Found in: Accidents Quotes, Virtue Quotes,
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Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! virtue
is at hand.

Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! virtue
is at hand.

by Confucius Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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