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“To a philosophic eye, the vices of the clergy are far less dangerous than their virtues.”

Eye Virtue Dangerous Vices Clergy Philosophic

Book:The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Source: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

“By far the most dangerous foe we have to fight is apathy-indifference from whatever cause, not from a lack of knowledge, but from carelessness, from absorption in other pursuits, from a contempt bred of self satisfaction.”

Source: Osler's

“It seems to me that the only thing for a pacifist to do is to find a substitute for war: mountains and seafaring are the only ones I know. But it must be something sufficiently serious not to be a game and sufficiently dangerous to exercise those virtues which otherwise get no chance.”

Knows War Seems Games Peace Chance Virtue Dangerous Serious Exercise Mountain Substitutes Pacifist

Book:The Journey's Echo: Selections

Source: The Journey's Echo: Selections

“A good judge should never boast of his power, because he can do nothing but what he can do justly: he is not the master, but the minister of the law. Authority without virtue is a very dangerous state.”

Should States Law Can Do Virtue Dangerous Judging Masters Authority Ministers Boast Good Judges

Author:Thomas F. Wilson

“The Devil ... is much better served by exploiting our virtues than by appealing to our lower passions; consequently, it is when the Devil looks most noble and reasonable that he is most dangerous.”

Looks Passion Virtue Dangerous Devil Noble Reasonable

Book:The Poetry of Search and the Poetry of Statement: On Dante and Other Writers

Source: The Poetry of Search and the Poetry of Statement: On Dante and Other Writers

“Learning is not virtue but the means to bring us an acquaintance with it. Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. Let these be your motives to action through life, the relief of the distressed, the detection of frauds, the defeat of oppression, and diffusion of happiness.”

Mean Action Virtue Dangerous Integrity Weak Defeat Oppression Useless Motive Relief Fraud Acquaintance Detection Diffusion

Book:The papers of General Nathanael Greene

Source: The papers of General Nathanael Greene

“Although the progress of civilisation has undoubtedly contributed to assuage the fiercer passions of human nature, it seems to have been less favourable to the virtue of chastity, whose most dangerous enemy is the softness of the mind. The refinements of life corrupt while they polish the intercourse of the sexes. The gross appetite of love becomes most dangerous when it is elevated, or rather, indeed, disguised by sentimental passion.”

Source: Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

“It seems to me that if one had kept silence up to now regarding religion, people would still be submerged in the most grotesque and dangerous superstition ... regarding government, we would still be groaning under the bonds of feudal government ... regarding morals, we would still be having to learn what is virtue and what is vice. To forbid all these discussions, the only ones worthy of occupying a good mind, is to perpetuate the reign of ignorance and barbarism.”

“Human nature is so weak that the honest men who have no religion make me fret with their perilous virtue, as rope-dancers with their dangerous equilibrium.”

Men Humans Virtue Honest Dangerous Human Nature Weak Dancer Rope Equilibrium Honest Man

Author:Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis

“The institution of religion exists only to keep mankind in order, and to make men merit the goodness of God by their virtue. Everything in a religion which does not tend towards this goal must be considered foreign or dangerous.”

Men Doe Order Goal Virtue Mankind Dangerous Goodness Institutions Merit Goodness Of God

Book:Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary

Source: Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary

“Villainy wears many masks; none so dangerous as the mask of virtue.”

Virtue Dangerous Mask Villainy

Author:Washington Irving

“A jurisdiction thus vague and arbitrary was exposed to the most dangerous abuse: the substance, as well as the form, of justice were often sacrificed to the prejudices of virtue, the bias of laudable affection, and the grosser seductions of interest or resentment.”

Wells Form Interest Justice Virtue Dangerous Abuse Prejudice Affection Substance Exposed Resentment Bias Vague Seduction Arbitrary Jurisdiction

Book:History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire V4: the History Focus

Source: History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire V4: the History Focus

“[The World Trade Center and the Pentagon] have drawn, like gathered lightning, the anger of the enemies of civilization. Those enemies are always out there.... Americans are slow to anger but mighty when angry, and their proper anger now should be alloyed with pride. They are targets because of their virtues-principally democracy, and loyalty to those nations which, like Israel, are embattled salients of our virtues in a still-dangerous world.”

World Should Stills Nations Enemy Virtue Democracy Dangerous Pride Civilization Angry Trade Israel Loyalty Target Lightning Pentagon World Trade World Trade Center Dangerous World

Author:George Will

“It is dangerous for mortal beauty, or terrestrial virtue, to be examined by too strong a light. The torch of Truth shows much that we cannot, and all that we would not, see.”

Shows Light Strong Virtue Dangerous Mortals Torches

Book:The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With an Essay on His Life and Genius /c by Arthur Murphy, Esq

Source: The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With an Essay on His Life and Genius /c by Arthur Murphy, Esq