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One's outlook is a part of his virtue.
One's outlook is a part of his virtue.
Vice is such a hideous creature, that the more you see of it the better you like it.
Vice is such a hideous creature, that the more you see of it the better you like it.
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.
Chastity - you can carry it too far
Chastity - you can carry it too far
All great virtues become great men.
[Fr., Toutes grandes vertus conviennent aux grands hommes.]
All great virtues become great men.
[Fr., Toutes grandes vertus conviennent aux grands hommes.]
Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.
Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.
Sweet are the slumbers of the virtuous man!
Sweet are the slumbers of the virtuous man!
Be good and you will be lonesome.
Be good and you will be lonesome.
The virtue of some people consists wholly in condemning the vices in others.
The virtue of some people consists wholly in condemning the vices in others.