Force and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues. Read Summary
When we recognise the virtues, the talent, the beauty of Mother Earth, something is born in us, some kind of connection, love is born. Read Summary
Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven't courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others. Read Summary
The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues. Read Summary
A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues. Read Summary
DePaul's plot to deny me tenure had nothing to do with my faults. In fact, and ironically, it viciously attacked me and destroyed my career because of my virtues. Which, although few in number, they still found threatening. Read Summary
Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more. Read Summary
A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example. Read Summary
Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues. Read Summary
Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage. Read Summary
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others. Read Summary
Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained. Read Summary
Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions. Read Summary
If you're not going to be rewarded for your virtues, and instead you're going to be punished for them, then what's your motivation to continue? Read Summary
Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues. Read Summary
The virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in the sea. Read Summary
Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues. Read Summary
Vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess! Read Summary
Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. Read Summary
The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast. Read Summary