Virtue treads paths that end not in the grave.

Virtue treads paths that end not in the grave.

Sweet are the slumbers of the virtuous man!

Sweet are the slumbers of the virtuous man!

Virtue when concealed is a worthless thing.
[Lat., Vile latens virtus.]

Virtue when concealed is a worthless thing.
[Lat., Vile latens virtus.]

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

So our virtues Lie in the interpretation of the time

So our virtues Lie in the interpretation of the time

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.]

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.

The virtues of society are vices of the saint. The terror of reform is the discovery that we must cast read more

The virtues of society are vices of the saint. The terror of reform is the discovery that we must cast away our virtues, or what we have always esteemed such, into the same pit that has consumed our grosser vices.

Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.

Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.