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Men Of Virtue Quotes

Moderation is represented as a virtue in order to restrain the ambition of great men, and to console those of a meaner condition in their lesser merit and fortune Picture Quote #1

Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and their lack of merit Picture Quote #1

In stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue Picture Quote #1

There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents Picture Quote #1

Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men's imperfections, and conceal your own Picture Quote #1

Heaven and hell suppose two distinct species of men, the good and the bad. But the greatest part of mankind float betwixt vice and virtue Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then they are of all men the least inclined to do so Picture Quote #1

There may be a hundred thousand men in an army, who are all equally free; but they only are naturally most fit to be commanders or leaders, who most excel in the virtues required for the right performance of those offices Picture Quote #1

The way of fortune is like the milkyway in the sky; which is a number of small stars, not seen asunder, but giving light together: so it is a number of little and scarce discerned virtues, or rather faculties and customs, that make men fortunate Picture Quote #1

By the ruler’s cultivation of his own character, the duties of universal obligation are set forth. By honoring men of virtue and talents, he is preserved from errors of judgment Picture Quote #1

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Moderation is represented as a virtue in order to restrain the ambition of great men, and to console those of a meaner condition in their lesser merit and fortune (Men Of Virtue Quotes) Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and their lack of merit (Men Of Virtue Quotes) In stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue (Men Of Virtue Quotes) There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents (Men Of Virtue Quotes) Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men's imperfections, and conceal your own (Men Of Virtue Quotes) Heaven and hell suppose two distinct species of men, the good and the bad. But the greatest part of mankind float betwixt vice and virtue (Men Of Virtue Quotes) 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 (Men Of Virtue Quotes) Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then they are of all men the least inclined to do so (Men Of Virtue Quotes) There may be a hundred thousand men in an army, who are all equally free; but they only are naturally most fit to be commanders or leaders, who most excel in the virtues required for the right performance of those offices (Men Of Virtue Quotes) The way of fortune is like the milkyway in the sky; which is a number of small stars, not seen asunder, but giving light together: so it is a number of little and scarce discerned virtues, or rather faculties and customs, that make men fortunate (Men Of Virtue Quotes) By the ruler’s cultivation of his own character, the duties of universal obligation are set forth. By honoring men of virtue and talents, he is preserved from errors of judgment (Men Of Virtue Quotes)

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