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 Honor is the reward of virtue.
 [Lat., Honor est premium virtutis.]  
 Honor is the reward of virtue.
 [Lat., Honor est premium virtutis.] 
Virtue is not knowing but doing
Virtue is not knowing but doing
Of all the benefits which virtue confers on us, the contempt of death is one of the greatest.
Of all the benefits which virtue confers on us, the contempt of death is one of the greatest.
Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.
Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.
Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
 Virtue and sense are one; and, trust me, still
 A faithless heart betrays the head unsound.  
 Virtue and sense are one; and, trust me, still
 A faithless heart betrays the head unsound. 
Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.
Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.
 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. 
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.