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Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.
Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.
Virtue herself is her own fairest reward.rn
Virtue herself is her own fairest reward.rn
The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons
The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons
Wickedness is always easier than virtue, for it takes a short cut to everything.
Wickedness is always easier than virtue, for it takes a short cut to everything.
Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have
neighbors.
Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have
neighbors.
That which leads us to the performance of duty by offering
pleasure as its reward, is not virtue, but read more
That which leads us to the performance of duty by offering
pleasure as its reward, is not virtue, but a deceptive copy and
imitation of virtue.
[Lat., Nam quae voluptate, quasi mercede aliqua, ad officium
impellitur, ea non est virtus sed fallax imitatio simulatioque
virtutis.]
So our virtues Lie in the interpretation of the time
So our virtues Lie in the interpretation of the time
Of all the benefits which virtue confers on us, the contempt of death is one of the greatest.
Of all the benefits which virtue confers on us, the contempt of death is one of the greatest.
Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue.
Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue.