The three hardest tasks in the world are neither physical feats nor intellectual achievements, but moral acts: to return love read more

The three hardest tasks in the world are neither physical feats nor intellectual achievements, but moral acts: to return love for hate, to include the excluded, and to say, "I was wrong".

Honor is the reward of virtue.
[Lat., Honor est premium virtutis.]

Honor is the reward of virtue.
[Lat., Honor est premium virtutis.]

Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to combat with ourselves.

Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to combat with ourselves.

Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.

Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.

Better keep yourself clean and bright. You are the window through which you must see the world.

Better keep yourself clean and bright. You are the window through which you must see the world.

Virtue is not the absense of vices or the avoidance of moral dangers; virtue is a vivid and separate thing, read more

Virtue is not the absense of vices or the avoidance of moral dangers; virtue is a vivid and separate thing, like pain or a particular smell.

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice

If we had to seek virtue outside of ourselves, that would assuredly be difficult; but as it is within us, read more

If we had to seek virtue outside of ourselves, that would assuredly be difficult; but as it is within us, it suffices to avoid bad thoughts and to keep our souls turned toward the Lord.

Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set.

Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set.