~ Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions. ~
~ Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow. ~
~ Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. ~
~ 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. ~
~ Love means to love that which is unlovable; or it is no virtue at all. ~
~ The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one ~
~ Who sows virtue reaps honor. ~
~ Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it. ~
~ The cardinal virtue of a teacher (is) to protect the pupil from his own influence ~
~ A woman can defend her virtue from men much more easily than she can protect her reputation from women ~
~ Some virtues are only seen in affliction and others only in prosperity. ~
~ Great necessities call out great virtues. ~