#virtues

Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues. ↗

— Oliver Goldsmith

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Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved. ↗

— Aristotle

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The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but their complete formation is the product of habit. ↗

— Aristotle

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We are more tied to our faults than to our virtues. ↗

— Mason Cooley

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Success makes men rigid and they tend to exalt stability over all the other virtues; tired of the effort of willing they become fanatics about conservatism. ↗

— Walter Lippmann

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Unless the reformer can invent something which substitutes attractive virtues for attractive vices, he will fail. ↗

— Walter Lippmann

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Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues. ↗

— John Locke

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I courted fame but as a spur to brave and honest deeds; who despises fame will soon renounce the virtues that deserve it. ↗

— David Mallet

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Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates. ↗

— Don Marquis

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One of the great virtues, apart from the pleasure of performing these works, is that it's opened up an entirely new, expansive repertoire of American Jewish music. ↗

— Neville Marriner

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