Ambrose Bierce Quotes on Virtue
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Generous, adj. Originally this word meant noble by birth and was rightly applied to a great multitude of persons. It now means noble by nature and is taking a bit of a rest.
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Patience, n. A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.
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Virtues, n. pl. Certain abstentions.
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Self-denial is indulgence of a propensity to forgo.