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The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.
The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.
Virtue is indeed its own reward.
[Lat., Ipsa quidem pretium virtus sibi.]
Virtue is indeed its own reward.
[Lat., Ipsa quidem pretium virtus sibi.]
Assume a virtue if you have it not.
Assume a virtue if you have it not.
That virtue we appreciate is as much ours as another's. We see so much only as we possess.
That virtue we appreciate is as much ours as another's. We see so much only as we possess.
The path of a good woman is indeed strewn with flowers; but they rise behind her steps, not before them
The path of a good woman is indeed strewn with flowers; but they rise behind her steps, not before them
The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one
The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one
It is always one's virtues and not one's vices that precipitate one into disaster.
It is always one's virtues and not one's vices that precipitate one into disaster.
Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure read more
Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.
Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.
