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Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.
Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.
Virtue is not knowing but doing
Virtue is not knowing but doing
Virtue is the only true nobility.
Virtue is the only true nobility.
Most dangerous is that temptation that doth goad us on to sin in loving virtue.
Most dangerous is that temptation that doth goad us on to sin in loving virtue.
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 greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons.
The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons.
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.]
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.
Chastity - you can carry it too far
Chastity - you can carry it too far
