They say, love God, for it is the greatest virtue. I say, love humans, for there is no greater virtue, no greater religion, than the love of humanity.
You hate America, don't you?' 'That would be as silly as loving it,' I said. 'It's impossible for me to get emotional about it, because real estate doesn't interest me. It's no doubt a great flaw in m...
Virtue is not the absence of vices or the avoidance of moral dangers; virtue is a vivid and separate thing, like pain or a particular smell. Mercy does not mean not being cruel or sparing people reven...
Nature evaluates a character on the basis of its merits, not demerits.
It takes a man of unusual character to openly confront his own shortcomings. It’s so much more convenient to blame others.
La virtud, habrá aún quien lo ignore, siempre encuentra escollos en el durísimo camino a la perfección, pero el pecado y el vicio se ven tan favorecidos por la fortuna...
ANGELOFrom thee, even from thy virtue!What's this, what's this? Is this her fault or mine?The tempter or the tempted, who sins most?Ha!Not she: nor doth she tempt: but it is IThat, lying by the violet...
Of all the weaknesses that beset a man, vanity is the most deadly. For through vanity can a wise man turn to folly.