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Great necessities call out great virtues. ↗

— Abigail Adams

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Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage. ↗

— Maya Angelou

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Conquest is the missionary of valor, and the hard impact of military virtues beats meanness out of the world. ↗

— Walter Bagehot

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The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. ↗

— Aristotle

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The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues. ↗

— Rene Descartes

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Crimes, like virtues, are their own rewards. ↗

— George Farquhar

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We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us. ↗

— Francis John McConnell

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The faults of husbands are often caused by the excess virtues of their wives. ↗

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

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General McChrystal had to go. Whatever his virtues as a strategist and commander, the 'Rolling Stone' interview fatally compromised his ability to represent the United States in dealing with allies and to act within the circle of people who must make decisions in Afghanistan. ↗

— Jim Talent

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Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more. ↗

— Nikola Tesla

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