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The more virtuous any man is, the less easily does he suspect
others to be vicious.
[Lat., Nam read more
The more virtuous any man is, the less easily does he suspect
others to be vicious.
[Lat., Nam ut quisque est vir optimus, ita difficillime esse
alios improbos suspicatur.]
Be good and you will be lonesome.
Be good and you will be lonesome.
Assume a virtue if you have it not.
Assume a virtue if you have it not.
People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.
People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.
Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying his torturer but not read more
Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying his torturer but not of keeping his temper.
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.
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.
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.
To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue. They are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, read more
To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue. They are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.
