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That virtue we appreciate is as much ours as another's. We see so much only as we possess.
That virtue we appreciate is as much ours as another's. We see so much only as we possess.
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.
Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices
Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices
I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores
I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores
Fewer possess virtue, than those who wish us to believe that they
possess it.
[Lat., Virtute enim ipsa read more
Fewer possess virtue, than those who wish us to believe that they
possess it.
[Lat., Virtute enim ipsa non tam multi praediti esse, quam videri
volunt.]
Virtue is its own reward. There's a pleasure in doing good which sufficiently pays itself.
Virtue is its own reward. There's a pleasure in doing good which sufficiently pays itself.
Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set.
Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set.
Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.
Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.
