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Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have
neighbors.
Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have
neighbors.
Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! virtue
is at hand.
Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! virtue
is at hand.
Virtue is insufficient temptation.
Virtue is insufficient temptation.
One's outlook is a part of his virtue.
One's outlook is a part of his virtue.
Virtue is not knowing but doing
Virtue is not knowing but doing
Often devotion to virtue arises from sated desire.
Often devotion to virtue arises from sated desire.
The more virtuous any man is, the less easily does he suspect
others to be vicious.
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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.]
Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set.
Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set.
Of all the benefits which virtue confers on us, the contempt of death is one of the greatest.
Of all the benefits which virtue confers on us, the contempt of death is one of the greatest.