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Well may your heart believe the truths I tell;
'Tis virtue makes the bliss, where'er we dwell.
Well may your heart believe the truths I tell;
'Tis virtue makes the bliss, where'er we dwell.
The virtue in most request is conformity.
The virtue in most request is conformity.
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
Convey a libel in a frown.
And wink a reputation down!
Convey a libel in a frown.
And wink a reputation down!
All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.
All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.
Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.
Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.
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.
Better to die than to live on with a bad reputation.
Better to die than to live on with a bad reputation.
One's outlook is a part of his virtue.
One's outlook is a part of his virtue.
