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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.]

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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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Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent.

Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent.

by Proverb Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Virtuous people are simply those who have not been tempted sufficiently, because they live in a vegetative state, or because read more

Virtuous people are simply those who have not been tempted sufficiently, because they live in a vegetative state, or because their purposes are so concentrated in one direction that they have not had the leisure to glance around them.

by Isadora Duncan Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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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.

by Albert Einstein Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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What shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in
the heart.

What shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in
the heart.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihood—the virtues that made America. The things that will read more

Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihood—the virtues that made America. The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life.

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Virtue is a sure anchor.

Virtue is a sure anchor.

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When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary

When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary

by Thomas Paine Found in: Virtue Quotes,
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