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Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil.
Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil.
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.
He possessed beauty without vanity, strength without insolence; courage without ferocity; and all the virtues of man without his vices
He possessed beauty without vanity, strength without insolence; courage without ferocity; and all the virtues of man without his vices
What shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in
the heart.
What shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in
the heart.
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.
Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent.
Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent.
Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to the restraints of conscience.
Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to the restraints of conscience.
Sweet are the slumbers of the virtuous man!
Sweet are the slumbers of the virtuous man!
It is easy to perform a good action, but not easy to acquire a settled habit of performing such actions.
It is easy to perform a good action, but not easy to acquire a settled habit of performing such actions.
