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"I prefer a pleasant vice to an annoying virtue."
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"The greater the wisdom, the greater the mind. The greater the courage, the greater the heart. The greater the love, the greater the soul."
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"Amongst all the virtues, high awareness is the most precious one!"
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"When virtue is at liberty, so to some extent is vice."
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"It is better to be kind than be impolite."
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"The virtuous man takes the middle road between the two extremes, making a point of being respectful of his own ideas without changing his personality or style."
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"The real virtue is not to be free from desires but to be content with what you have."
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"Wisdom lies at the edge of intelligence. Joy lies at the edge of happiness. Faith lies at the edge of boldness. Love lies at the edge of kindness. God lies at the edge of righteousness."
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"We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue."
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"Conscience is the sentinel of virtue."
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"Remember, truth is indestructible, virtue is indestructible, purity is indestructible."
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"Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing."
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"He who follows his lessons tastes a profound peace, and looks upon everybody as a bunch of manure."
Peace
"A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house."
Pet
"There's nothing quite like tobacco: it's the passion of decent folk, and whoever lives without tobacco doesn't deserve to live."
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"Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money."
Money
"One ought to look a good deal at oneself before thinking of condemning others."
Thinking
"To marry a fool is to be no fool."
Fool
"It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all."
Public
"Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired."
Work
"It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I'm right."
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