"Morality is a private and costly luxury" — Henry Brooke Adams

Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men

Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues

Trust no future, however pleasant! Let the dead past bury its dead! Act, act in the living present! Heart within and God overhead

Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?

Great necessities call out great virtues

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