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The more virtuous any man is, the less easily does he suspect
others to be vicious.
[Lat., Nam read more
The more virtuous any man is, the less easily does he suspect
others to be vicious.
[Lat., Nam ut quisque est vir optimus, ita difficillime esse
alios improbos suspicatur.]
The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.
The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.
Sweet are the slumbers of the virtuous man!
Sweet are the slumbers of the virtuous man!
Curse on his virtues! they've undone his country.
Curse on his virtues! they've undone his country.
Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set.
Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set.
Virtue herself is her own fairest reward.rn
Virtue herself is her own fairest reward.rn
The power of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special efforts, but by his ordinary doing
The power of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special efforts, but by his ordinary doing
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.
So our virtues Lie in the interpretation of the time
So our virtues Lie in the interpretation of the time
