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So our virtues Lie in the interpretation of the time
So our virtues Lie in the interpretation of the time
Virtue is not malicious; wrong done her
Is righted even when men grant they err.
Virtue is not malicious; wrong done her
Is righted even when men grant they err.
Assume a virtue if you have it not.
Assume a virtue if you have it not.
The power of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special efforts, but by his ordinary doing
The power of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special efforts, but by his ordinary doing
Man cannot be uplifted; he must be seduced into virtue.
Man cannot be uplifted; he must be seduced into virtue.
It is a revenge the devil sometimes takes upon the virtuous, that he entraps them by the force of the read more
It is a revenge the devil sometimes takes upon the virtuous, that he entraps them by the force of the very passion they have suppressed and think themselves superior to.
Honor is the reward of virtue.
[Lat., Honor est premium virtutis.]
Honor is the reward of virtue.
[Lat., Honor est premium virtutis.]
To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and read more
To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.
Be good and you will be lonesome.
Be good and you will be lonesome.
