Silence is the virtue of fools.
Francis Bacon, Sr.
Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue.
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He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief.
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Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without it, man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing.
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Virtue is like precious odours,- most fragrant when they are incensed or crushed.
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Virtue is like a rich stone, - best plain set.
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