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The only amarantine flower on earth
Is virtue.
The only amarantine flower on earth
Is virtue.
He possessed beauty without vanity, strength without insolence; courage without ferocity; and all the virtues of man without his vices
He possessed beauty without vanity, strength without insolence; courage without ferocity; and all the virtues of man without his vices
That virtue we appreciate is as much ours as another's. We see so much only as we possess.
That virtue we appreciate is as much ours as another's. We see so much only as we possess.
Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent.
Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent.
Virtue by premeditation isn't worth much.
Virtue by premeditation isn't worth much.
As far as I'm concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue.
As far as I'm concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue.
Sweet are the slumbers of the virtuous man!
Sweet are the slumbers of the virtuous man!
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.
The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.
The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.
