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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
Assume a virtue if you have it not.
Assume a virtue if you have it not.
Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices
Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices
Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil.
Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil.
Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.
Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.
Sweet are the slumbers of the virtuous man!
Sweet are the slumbers of the virtuous man!
As far as I'm concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue.
As far as I'm concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue.
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.
All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.
All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.