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    virtue


    1. ‘Patience is not a virtue I am blessed with, I’m afraid, and lying here for hour on end with only my thoughts is not good


    2. all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue” (2 Peter 1:3)


    3. turning my back on those in need as if in virtue


    4. By virtue of the addition of a new hub, borrowed from his place of work, Danny could attach his laptop to his domestic network in any one of the bedrooms, in the kitchen and even in the downstairs lavatory


    5. originates and exists only by virtue of a force which


    6. by virtue of his birth has access to genius


    7. Integrity is a virtue,


    8. The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words


    9. I contented myself with these discoveries for this time, and came back, musing with myself what course I might take to know the virtue and goodness of any of the fruits or plants which I should discover, but could bring it to no conclusion; for, in short, I had made so little observation while I was in the Brazils, that I knew little of the plants in the field; at least, very little that might serve to any purpose now in my distress


    10. Andrastus believed his bullock would earn its place by this act of supreme virtue, giving its life to feed starving little children

    11. England, however, as it has never been blessed with a very parsimonious government, so parsimony has at no time been the characteristic virtue of its inhabitants


    12. Practice centers on the virtue of compassion, and emphasizes prayer


    13. The Spaniards, in virtue of the first discovery, claimed all America as their own; and though they could not hinder so great a naval power as that of Portugal from settling in Brazil, such was at that time the terror of their name, that the greater part of the other nations of Europe were afraid to establish themselves in any other part of that great continent


    14. When profits are high, that sober virtue seems to be superfluous, and expensive luxury to suit better the affluence of his situation


    15. Sincerity is without a doubt, a much valued virtue


    16. Widely considered to be healthful foods, collards are rich in invaluable sources of phyto-nutrients with potent anti-cancer properties, such as di-indolyl-methane (DIM) and sulforaphane that have proven benefits against prostate, breast, cervical, colon, ovarian cancers by virtue of their cancer cell growth inhibition and cytotoxic effects on cancer cells


    17. Subsequently I attended a Heal Your Life course and in one of its many activities, I was introduced to a stack of Doreen Virtue oracle cards which resonated with me and the rest of the participants


    18. Doreen Virtue is a lifelong clairvoyant who holds degrees in counseling psychology and an author of many books concerning angels)


    19. Her Virtue is her strong Moral Sense, her Vice Vanity


    20. Her Virtue is Faith, her Vice Complacency

    21. Her Virtue is Self-Reliance, his Vice Skepticism


    22. The first of those causes or circumstances, is the superiority of personal qualifications, of strength, beauty, and agility of body ; of wisdom and virtue; of prudence, justice, fortitude, and moderation of mind


    23. It seems to presume perfect wisdom and virtue in the one order, and the greatest weakness and folly in the other


    24. In the ancient philosophy, the perfection of virtue was represented as necessarily productive, to the person who possessed it, of the most perfect happiness in this life


    25. The teachers had no jurisdiction over their pupils, nor any other authority besides that natural authority which superior virtue and abilities never fail to procure from young people towards those who are entrusted with any part of their education


    26. But that immense and well-built fabric, which all the wisdom and virtue of man could never have shaken, much less have overturned, was, by the natural course of things, first weakened, and afterwards in part destroyed; and is now likely, in the course of a few centuries more, perhaps, to crumble into ruins altogether


    27. help! Now! Patience was not her virtue


    28. In Great Britain, the annual land and malt taxes are regularly anticipated every year, by virtue of a borrowing clause constantly inserted into the acts which impose them


    29. „Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery


    30. He knew that he wasn’t exactly a paragon of virtue in the arena, but at least he tried to keep his fights short

    31. Without this, there can be no virtue, and without virtue there can be no liberty, and liberty is the object and life of all republican governments


    32. Virtue and honor, n


    33. The concepts of virtue and honor are closely related to integrity which, sad to say, is sorely lacking inside the Beltway


    34. Gerrid was no paragon of virtue, admittedly, but Tanya didn’t seem to care how many men she had, or what she did with them


    35. Wizards are hardly paragons of virtue


    36. She stood tall and proud, however, and there was no doubt of her authority—she commanded respect just by sheer virtue of her presence in the room


    37. The greatest sinners are the Corrupters of Virtue


    38. Alex noticed the name HMS Virtue picked out in gold lettering on the sailor’s cap


    39. In whatever manner many have been unfairly characterized by virtue of their group identity; the majority of otherwise law-abiding citizens are oftentimes viewed with suspicion because of their ethnicity or the color of their skin or because they are simply poor


    40. Of the two, Humankind, above all earthly creatures, is (the) more adaptable to its immediate environment by virtue of its superior intellect and remarkable ability to manage change by utilizing the tools of Reason

    41. Loyalty in the workplace was once considered a (corporate) virtue


    42. Virtue is the offspring of Innocence


    43. …rejecting the notion that virtue or (goodness) is an applied rather than a natural condition…that the will toward moral excellence or (goodness) is not (necessarily) assigned by (formal) conventions…(although a society scripted in exceptional manners would likely encourage lofty manners)…that seeks its (own) goodness for its (own) sake… rather than goodness‘ sake…(that nevertheless offers its own special rewards)…that, notwithstanding, would (equally) satisfy universal sentiments…and that a society, however primitive or advanced, seeks its own goodness because it is considered good for that society to do so…that it naturally follows its (own) immanent understanding of what is good, whatever its form, to begin with…setting aside, for the moment, such advantages that might otherwise accrue to that society…(and) that…such goodness, however, should never be confused with eternal standards of goodness or (moral excellence) that naturally evolve in communion with Humankind‘s (inherently) perfectible nature, that, properly informed, provides meaning and (further) insight and guidance into the essential nature of things or ideas or what it meant by ―Good‖…


    44. Racial quotas and preferences are denying many promising students equal access to quality schools by promoting a ―spoils‖ system that seeks to redress ―historical‖ grievances by replacing academically gifted students with lesser scholastic talents by virtue of their race, ethnicity, gender and religion rather than academic achievement


    45. Dignity is a human virtue that an individual is born with


    46. It may actually be a good thing that animals are unencumbered by such concerns, if indeed we, ourselves, properly worry as we should! We are ―divine‖ beings (as opposed to Divine), by virtue of our relationship with God whose greatest gift to Humankind is the prospect of eternal salvation


    47. A belief that equates wealth with “natural virtue” and poverty with sin inevitably fails to punish the wealthy for their crimes, and leads to a culture of lawlessness among financial elites


    48. “Without temptation, there is no virtue


    49. Into a virtue that transmits life, praise and glory


    50. Patience is a virtue in a Camel











































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    Synonyms for "virtue"

    moral excellence virtue virtuousness chastity sexual morality merit goodness integrity uprightness justice probity rectitude prudence purity virginity decency asset attribute distinction excellence

    "virtue" definitions

    the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong


    any admirable quality or attribute


    morality with respect to sexual relations


    a particular moral excellence