"Every act of virtue is an ingredient unto reward."

Virtue, Act, Reward

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"Every act of virtue is an ingredient unto reward."

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"Crime when it succeeds is called virtue."

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"Virtues are in the popular estimate rather the exception than the rule."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

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"He that has energy enough to root out a vice should go further, and try to plant a virtue in its place."

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"Three quarters of faith is boldness. Three quarters of wisdom is intelligence. Three quarters of love is kindness."

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"It is better to be kind than be impolite."

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"He that does a base thing in zeal for his friend burns the golden thread that ties their hearts together."

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"He that is proud of riches is a fool. For if he is exalted above his neighbors because he has more gold, how much inferior is he to a gold mine."

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"He that speaketh against his own reason speaks against his own conscience, and therefore it is certain that no man serves God with a good conscience who serves him against his reason."

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"Know that you are your greatest enemy, but also your greatest friend."

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"Marriage is the mother of the world. It preserves kingdoms, and fills cities and churches, and heaven itself."

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"Meditation is the tongue of the soul and the language of our spirit."

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"He that loves not his wife and children feeds a lioness at home, and broods a nest of sorrows."

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