#virtues

Every one suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues. ↗

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

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

— Oliver Goldsmith

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Some virtues are only seen in affliction and others only in prosperity. ↗

— Joseph Addison

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Hear the words of prudence, give heed unto her counsels, and store them in thine heart; her maxims are universal, and all the virtues lean upon her; she is the guide and the mistress of human life. ↗

— Akhenaton

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Washington's character was rock solid. He came to stand for the new nation and its republican virtues, which was why he became our first President by unanimous choice. ↗

— Stephen Ambrose

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From faith, hope, and love, the virtues of religion referring to God, there arises a double act which bears on the spiritual communion exercised between God and us; the hearing of the word and prayer. ↗

— William Ames

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Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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Whenever there are great virtues, it's a sure sign something's wrong. ↗

— Bertolt Brecht

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No company is preferable to bad. We are more apt to catch the vices of others than virtues, as disease is far more contagious than health. ↗

— Charles Caleb Colton

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