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Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.
Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.
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
Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure read more
Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
All great virtues become great men.
[Fr., Toutes grandes vertus conviennent aux grands hommes.]
All great virtues become great men.
[Fr., Toutes grandes vertus conviennent aux grands hommes.]
Virtue is not malicious; wrong done her
Is righted even when men grant they err.
Virtue is not malicious; wrong done her
Is righted even when men grant they err.
Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.
Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.
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.
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.
Virtue is not knowing but doing
Virtue is not knowing but doing
