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A tragic situation exists precisely when virtue does not triumph but when it is still felt that man is nobler than the forces which destroy him.

As far as I’m concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue.

The strangest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is true courage.

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.

Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man’s own will.

The highest qualities of character… must be earned.

We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect the needful duties of active life; for it is only action that gives a true value and commendation to virtue.

Perfection of moral virtue does not wholly take away the passions, but regulates them.

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.