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Virtue is praised but hated. People run away from it, for it is ice-cold, and in this world you must keep your feet warm.

Denis Diderot

Our virtues and vices couple with one another, and get children that resemble both their parents.

George Savile

Beware the fury of a patient man.

John Dryden

There is no man so good that if he placed all his actions and thoughts under the scrutiny of the laws, he would not deserve hanging ten times in his life.

Michel de Montaigne

I have not been afraid of excess: Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.

W. Somerset Maugham

Artificial manners vanish the moment the natural passions are touched.

Maria Edgeworth

For neither man nor angel can discern hypocrisy, the only evil that walks invisible.

John Milton

If we escape punishment for our vices, why should we complain if we are not rewarded for our virtues?

John Churton Collins

Virtues, like essences, lose their fragrance when exposed.

William Shenstone

To know your ruling passion, examine your castles in the air.

Richard Whately

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Unhappiness Quote

It's better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone.

- Marilyn Monroe

Wisdom Quote

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.

- Helen Keller

Dreams Quote

The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.

- Marilyn Monroe

Love Quote

One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.

- Paulo Coelho

Friendship Quote

Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.

- Euripides

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