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Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.
Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.
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.
Sweet are the slumbers of the virtuous man!
Sweet are the slumbers of the virtuous man!
Honor is the reward of virtue.
[Lat., Honor est premium virtutis.]
Honor is the reward of virtue.
[Lat., Honor est premium virtutis.]
What shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in
the heart.
What shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in
the heart.
Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.
Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.
Virtue herself is her own fairest reward.rn
Virtue herself is her own fairest reward.rn
Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue.
Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue.
Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors
Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors
