Virtue is not knowing but doing

Virtue is not knowing but doing

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and read more

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

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.

The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons

The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons

I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores

I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores

Assume a virtue if you have it not.

Assume a virtue if you have it not.

Virtue alone is the unerring sign of a noble soul.
[Fr., La vertu d'un coeur noble est la marque read more

Virtue alone is the unerring sign of a noble soul.
[Fr., La vertu d'un coeur noble est la marque certaine.]