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| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. |
| Virtue |
| A happy life consists in virtue. Latin. | 1 |
| A man that hath no virtue in himself ever envieth virtue in others. Bacon. | 2 |
| A man who is wise and learned, but without virtue, shall be despised. Sri Lankan. | 3 |
| All human virtue to its latest breath, Finds envy never conquered but by death. Pope. | 4 |
| All the praise of inward virtue consists in outward action. | 5 |
| All the virtues are in peril when filial piety is attacked. Chinese. | 6 |
| All virtue lies in a power of denying our own desires when reason does not authorize them. Locke. | 7 |
| An exterior grave and majestic announces a palace where virtue resides. Chinese. | 8 |
| As virtue is its own reward, so vice is its own punishment. | 9 |
| Be a father to virtue, but a father-in-law to vice. | 10 |
| Courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue. | 11 |
| Each must in virtue strive to excel, That man lives twice who lives the first life well. Herrick. | 12 |
| Even virtue is fairer when it appears in a handsome person. Virgil. | 13 |
| Every virtue is but half way between two vices. Latin. | 14 |
| Few are virtuous when the reward’s away. Dr. Johnson. | 15 |
| From our ancestors come our names, but from our virtues our honors. | 16 |
| He cannot go wrong when virtue guides. | 17 |
| He has no mean portion of virtue that loveth it in another. | 18 |
| He that thinks too much of his virtues, bids others think of his vices. | 19 |
| He who aspires to be virtuous resembles a man who climbs up a steep mountain. Chinese. | 20 |
| He who dies for virtue does not perish. Plautus. | 21 |
| He whose mind is virtuous is alone of noble kind. Dryden. | 22 |
| I have seen many men not adapted to the sciences; not one incapable of a virtue. | 23 |
| If virtue keep court within, honor will attend without. | 24 |
| If you can be well without health, you may be happy without virtue. | 25 |
| It is difficult to persuade mankind that the love of virtue is the love of themselves. Cicero. | 26 |
| It is easier to run from virtue to vice than from vice to virtue. | 27 |
| It is impossible for fortune to conquer virtue. Plutarch. | 28 |
| It is in hating vice that we strengthen ourselves in the love of virtue. French. | 29 |
| It is the will of heaven that virtue be proved by trials. Arabian. | 30 |
| It is virtue to fly vice. Horace. | 31 |
| It needs great virtues to be known and admired, or perhaps great vices. La Bruyère. | 32 |
| Kindred without friends, friends without power, power without will, will without effect, effect without profit, profit without virtue, are not worth a rush. French. | 33 |
| Let them call it mischief, When it is past and prosper’d ’twill be virtue. Ben Jonson. | 34 |
| Make a virtue of necessity. | 35 |
| Mankind are all stamped equal at their birth, Virtue alone the difference makes on earth. | 36 |
| Men’s evil manners live in brass, Their virtues we write in water. Shakespeare. | 37 |
| Most men are more willing to indulge in easy vices, than to practise laborious virtues. Dr. Johnson. | 38 |
| Nobody hath too much prudence or virtue. | 39 |
| Not to go forward in the way of virtue is to go backwards. | 40 |
| O’ need make virtue. | 41 |
| Our virtues will be often discredited with the appearance of evil. Rogers. | 42 |
| Our virtues would be proud if our vices whipped them not. | 43 |
| Poverty does not destroy virtue nor wealth bestow it. Spanish. | 44 |
| Room can never be wanting for virtue. Seneca. | 45 |
| Some rise by sin and some by virtue fall. Shakespeare. | 46 |
| Steadiness is the foundation of all virtue. Motto of Viscount Hereford. | 47 |
| Sweet are the slumbers of the virtuous man. Addison. | 48 |
| The first step to virtue is to love virtue in another. | 49 |
| The first step to virtue is to abstain from vice. | 50 |
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| The man who is always fortunate cannot easily have a great reverence for virtue. Cicero. | 51 |
| The virtue that was received from heaven was as great as a mountain. Chinese. | 52 |
| The virtues and vices are put in motion by interest. Rochefoucauld. | 53 |
| The virtuous nothing fear but life with shame, And death’s a pleasant road that leads to fame. Geo. Granville. | 54 |
| There is some virtue or other to be exercised whatever happens. | 55 |
| There must ever be a place for virtue. Seneca. | 56 |
| To subdue the proud and spare the suppliant has ever been a Roman virtue. Tacitus. | 57 |
| Virtue alone can procure that independence which is the end of human wishes. Petrarch. | 58 |
| Virtue alone has majesty in death. Young. | 59 |
| Virtue alone is happiness below. Crabbe. | 60 |
| Virtue alone is invincible. Latin. | 61 |
| Virtue alone with lasting grace Embalms the virtues of the face. Trumbull. | 62 |
| Virtue alone outbuilds the pyramids: Her monuments shall last when Egypt’s fall. Young. | 63 |
| Virtue and happiness are mother and daughter. | 64 |
| Virtue and truth are respected everywhere. Turkish Spy. | 65 |
| Virtue and truth are two of heaven’s most beautiful and lovely daughters. Bacon. | 66 |
| Virtue and understanding cannot be bought with gold. German. | 67 |
| Virtue and vice cannot dwell under the same roof. German. | 68 |
| Virtue and vice, wisdom and folly, are not hereditary. Chinese. | 69 |
| Virtue alone is true nobility. Stepney. | 70 |
| Virtue brings honor. German. | 71 |
| Virtue conquers envy. Motto of Marquis of Cornwallis. | 72 |
| Virtue consists in action. Dutch. | 73 |
| Virtue consists in avoiding vice and is the highest wisdom. Horace. | 74 |
| Virtue dwells not in the tongue but in the heart. | 75 |
| Virtue even in rags will keep warm. Horace. | 76 |
| Virtue flourishes from a wound. Motto of Scotch Earl of Galloway. | 77 |
| Virtue flourishes in misfortune. German. | 78 |
| Virtue goes before, nobility follows after. German. | 79 |
| Virtue hath not a greater enemy than wealth. Petrarch. | 80 |
| Virtue grows under every weight. Latin. | 81 |
| Virtue in poverty is better than sinful wealth. German. | 82 |
| Virtue is a friend ever true. German. | 83 |
| Virtue is a jewel of great price. | 84 |
| Virtue is always amiable. Petrarch. | 85 |
| Virtue is always flourishing. Motto of Irish Viscount Belmore. | 86 |
| Virtue is as good as a thousand shields. Latin. | 87 |
| Virtue is a sheet anchor. Latin. | 88 |
| Virtue is between two extremes; he who has passed the middle has not done better than he who has reached it. Chinese. | 89 |
| Virtue is bold and goodness never fearful. Shakespeare. | 90 |
| Virtue is choked with foul ambition. Shakespeare. | 91 |
| Virtue is the best patrimony for a child to inherit. | 92 |
| Virtue is the only nobility. | 93 |
| Virtue is increased by the smile of approval. Ovid. | 94 |
| Virtue is its own reward. | 95 |
| Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set. Bacon. | 96 |
| Virtue is like precious odors, most fragrant when they are crushed. Bacon. | 97 |
| Virtue is more persecuted by the wicked than encouraged by the good. | 98 |
| Virtue is never aided by a vice. Ben Jonson. | 99 |
| Virtue is of noble birth, but riches take the wall of her. | 100 |
| Virtue is not allowed to go backward. Seneca. | 101 |
| Virtue is praised and starves. Juvenal. | 102 |
| Virtue is the base of the prosperity of an empire. Chinese. | 103 |
| Virtue is the most beautiful apparel. German. | 104 |
| Virtue is the only true nobility. Juvenal. | 105 |
| Virtue is the path of praise. Homer. | 106 |
| Virtue is the reward of virtue. German. | 107 |
| Virtue is the safest helmet. Latin. | 108 |
| Virtue is tied to no degrees of men. | 109 |
| Virtue is without alloy. German. | 110 |
| Virtue itself offends when coupled with forbidden manners. Middleton. | 111 |
| Virtue itself ’scapes not calumnious strokes. | 112 |
| Virtue itself turns vice being misapplied. | 113 |
| Virtue kindles strength. Motto of the Irish Viscount of Strangford. | 114 |
| Virtue, like a strong and hardy plant will root where it can find an ingenuous nature and a mind not averse to labor. Plutarch. | 115 |
| Virtue maketh men on the earth famous, in their grave illustrious, in the heavens immortal. Chilo. | 116 |
| Virtue may be overclouded for awhile, but will shine at last. | 117 |
| Virtue, not pedigree, should characterize nobility. Latin. | 118 |
| Virtue often trips and falls on the sharp-edged rocks of poverty. Eugene Sue. | 119 |
| Virtue only finds eternal fame. Petrarch. | 120 |
| Virtue overcomes envy. Latin. | 121 |
| Virtue rejoices in temptation. Motto of the Earl of Dartmouth. | 122 |
| Virtue remains when all else has passed away. German. | 123 |
| Virtue shines grandest in misfortune. German. | 124 |
| Virtue sometimes starves while vice is fed. Pope. | 125 |
| Virtue subdues power. German. | 126 |
| Virtue survives the grave. Motto of the Irish Earl of Shannon. | 127 |
| Virtue though momentarily shamed cannot be extinguished. Publius Syrus. | 128 |
| Virtue unites man with God. Latin. | 129 |
| Virtue when concealed is a worthless thing. Claudianus. | 130 |
| Virtue which parleys is near surrender. | 131 |
| Virtue would not go far, if a little vanity walked not with her. | 132 |
| Virtues all agree, but vices fight one another. | 133 |
| Wealth and beauty less than virtue please. Homer. | 134 |
| What can the virtues of our ancestors profit us if we do not imitate them. | 135 |
| What’s vice to-day may be virtue to-morrow. Fielding. | 136 |
| Where virtue resides not, liberty can no longer subsist. Arabian. | 137 |
| Wherever virtue is found in an eminent degree, it is sure to be persecuted. Don Quixote. | 138 |
| Whether I am praised or blamed, it enables me to advance in virtue. Chinese Philosopher. | 139 |
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