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Curse on his virtues! they've undone his country.
Curse on his virtues! they've undone his country.
Virtuous people are simply those who have not been tempted sufficiently, because they live in a vegetative state, or because read more
Virtuous people are simply those who have not been tempted sufficiently, because they live in a vegetative state, or because their purposes are so concentrated in one direction that they have not had the leisure to glance around them.
Sell not virtue to purchase wealth.
Sell not virtue to purchase wealth.
Sometimes we may learn more from a man's errors, than from his virtues.
Sometimes we may learn more from a man's errors, than from his virtues.
Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.
Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.
The only amarantine flower on earth
Is virtue.
The only amarantine flower on earth
Is virtue.
To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and read more
To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.
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.
Virtues are acquired through endeavor, which rests wholly upon yourself.
Virtues are acquired through endeavor, which rests wholly upon yourself.
