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

Virtue herself is her own fairest reward.rn

Virtue herself is her own fairest reward.rn

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

Virtue has a veil, vice a mask.

Virtue has a veil, vice a mask.

It is always one's virtues and not one's vices that precipitate one into disaster.

It is always one's virtues and not one's vices that precipitate one into disaster.

Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to combat with ourselves.

Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to combat with ourselves.

The only amarantine flower on earth
Is virtue.

The only amarantine flower on earth
Is virtue.

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

The virtue in most request is conformity.

The virtue in most request is conformity.