Even virtue itself, all perfect as it is, requires to be inspirited by passion; for duties are but coldly performed which are but philosophically ful….
Kindred weaknesses induce friendships as often as kindred virtues..
The order of things consents to virtue..
Good-nature is that benevolent and amiable temper of mind which disposes us to feel the misfortunes and enjoy the happiness of others, and, consequen….
The theory of natural selection reduces to a banal truth: if a kind of creature flourishes in a kind of situation, then there must be something about….
What time can be more beautiful when the one in which the finest virtues, innocent cheerfulness and indefinable longing for love constitute the sole ….
Lofty souls are always inclined to make a virtue of misfortune..
I am no herald to inquire into men's pedigree; it sufficeth me if I know their virtues..
There is no being of any race who, if he finds the proper guide, cannot attain to virtue..
To exist is to be betrayed, since we exist for others only by virtue of what we betray of ourselves to them..
Vice knows she is ugly, so puts on her mask..
That virtue we appreciate is as much ours as another s. We see so much only as we possess..
Nationalism, like virtue, has its own reward..
Envy wounds with false accusations, that is with detraction, a thing which scares virtue..
Love knows no virtue, no merit; it loves and forgives and tolerates everything because it must. We are not guided by reason..
Traveling and being in foreign cultures has always been really stimulating for me, partly because, when I'm living abroad, everything is new and like….
I can't expect others to share my virtues. It's good enough for me if they share my vices..
The woman had a humble, cringing manner. Of course, she had discovered that, having neither money nor virtue, she had better be humble if she knew wh….
I find virtue to be found amongst the farmers of the country alone, not about courts, where courtiers dwell..
In the approach to virtue there are many steps..
Consistency is a virtue for trains..