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Virtue is insufficient temptation.
Virtue is insufficient temptation.
He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
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.
Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.
Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.
And be on they guard against the good and the just! They would fain curcify those who devise their own read more
And be on they guard against the good and the just! They would fain curcify those who devise their own virtue -- they hate the lonesome ones.
Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors
Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors
When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary
When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary
Virtue has a veil, vice a mask.
Virtue has a veil, vice a mask.
I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores
I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores