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    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.]

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Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself.

Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself.

by Robert Green Ingersoll Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.

The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.

by Jawaharlal Nehru Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Virtue, the strength and beauty of the soul,
Is the best gift of Heaven: a happiness
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Virtue, the strength and beauty of the soul,
Is the best gift of Heaven: a happiness
That even above the smiles and frowns of fate
Exalts great Nature's favourites: a wealth
That ne'er encumbers, nor can be transferr'd.

by John Armstrong Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.

Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.

by Marcus Tullius Cicero Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Well may your heart believe the truths I tell;
'Tis virtue makes the bliss, where'er we dwell.

Well may your heart believe the truths I tell;
'Tis virtue makes the bliss, where'er we dwell.

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Virtue is a sure anchor.

Virtue is a sure anchor.

by Motto Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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The path of a good woman is indeed strewn with flowers; but they rise behind her steps, not before them

The path of a good woman is indeed strewn with flowers; but they rise behind her steps, not before them

by John Ruskin Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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The three hardest tasks in the world are neither physical feats nor intellectual achievements, but moral acts: to return love read more

The three hardest tasks in the world are neither physical feats nor intellectual achievements, but moral acts: to return love for hate, to include the excluded, and to say, "I was wrong".

by Sydney J. Harris Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Blushing is the color of virtue.

Blushing is the color of virtue.

by Diogenes Found in: Blush Quotes, Virtue Quotes,
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