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"Virtue is defined to be mediocrity, of which either extreme is vice."
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"In the midst of vice we are in virtue, and vice versa."
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"Long-suffering is the greatest life survival virtue."
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"The name and pretense of virtue is as serviceable to self-interest as are real vices."
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"It is better to be a discipline than a follower."
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"And he writhed inside at what seemed the cruelty and unfairness of the demand. He had not yet learned that if you do one good deed your reward usually is to do another and harder and better one."
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"But virtue, as it never will be moved,Though lewdness court it in a shape of heaven,So lust, though to a radiant angel linked,Will sate itself in a celestial bedAnd prey on garbage."
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"For every seed of godliness, kindness and justice sowed, there will be surely be a harvest of goodness, significance and greatness."
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"He is as full of valor as of kindness. Princely in both."
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"Live life with great humility."
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"Godliness must be presented with its profit and incentives, not only for the good of the nation and society, but of eternal value."
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"One of the tests of the civilization of people is the treatment of its criminals."
People
"We are in a period when old questions are settled and the new are not yet brought forward. Extreme party action, if continued in such a time, would ruin the party. Moderation is its only chance. The party out of power gains by all partisan conduct of those in power."
Power
"Law without education is a dead letter. With education the needed law follows without effort and, of course, with power to execute itself; indeed, it seems to execute itself."
Education
"The progress of society is mainly the improvement in the condition of the workingmen of the world."
Society
"The unrestricted competition so commonly advocated does not leave us the survival of the fittest. The unscrupulous succeed best in accumulating wealth."
Survival
"The truth is, this being errand boy to one hundred and fifty thousand people tires me so by night I am ready for bed instead of soirees."
Truth
"Unjust attacks on public men do them more good than unmerited praise."
Man
"No person connected with me by blood or marriage will be appointed to office."
Marriage
"Let every man, every corporation, and especially let every village, town, and city, every county and State, get out of debt and keep out of debt. It is the debtor that is ruined by hard times."
Debt
"Must swear off from swearing. Bad habit."
Habit
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