Quotes 41 till 57 of 57.
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The purpose of polite behavior is never virtuous. Deceit, surrender, and concealment: these are not virtues. The goal of the mannerly is comfort, per se.
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The wise man applauds he who he thinks most virtuous; the rest of the world applauds the wealthy.
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There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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There are nine hundred and ninety-nine patrons of virtue to one virtuous man.
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There is no cure for the pride of a virtuous nation but pure religion.
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There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.
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To be innocent is to be not guilty; but to be virtuous is to overcome our evil inclinations.
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To procrastinate seems inherent in man, for if you do to-day that you may enjoy to-morrow it is but deferring the enjoyment; so that to be idle or industrious, vicious or virtuous, is but with a view of procrastinating the one or the other.
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Virtuous and vicious everyone must be; few in extremes, but all in degree.
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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.
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We can only write well about our sins because it is too difficult to recall a virtuous act or even whether it was the result of good or evil motives.
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What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue and the performance of virtuous actions.
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When a virtuous man is raised, it brings gladness to his friends, grief to his enemies, and glory to his posterity.
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When men grow virtuous in their old age, they only make a sacrifice to God of the devil's leavings.
Thoughts on Various Subjects (1727) -
As for the virtuous poor, one can pity them, of course, but one cannot possibly admire them.
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Dost thou think because thou art virtuous there shall be no more cakes and ale?
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The pit of a theatre is the one place where the tears of virtuous and wicked men alike are mingled.
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