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The virtue in most request is conformity.
The virtue in most request is conformity.
To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.
To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.
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.
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing which men have. . . read more
Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing which men have. . . comes from virtue.
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 insufficient temptation.
Virtue is insufficient temptation.
Curse on his virtues! they've undone his country.
Curse on his virtues! they've undone his country.
