Fame is not the glory virtue is the goal, and fame only a messenger to bring more to the fold

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered

Persevere in virtue and diligence

The love of economy is the root of all virtue

Where you see valid achievements or virtue being attacked, it's by someone viewing them as a mirror of their own inadequacy instead of an inspiring beacon for excellence

Genuine morality is preserved only in the school of adversity a state of continuous prosperity may easily prove a quick sand to virtue

The virtue of deeds lies in completing them

By accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by virtue of love he may rule the world forever

Wisdom alone is true ambition's aim, wisdom is the source of virtue and of fame obtained with labour, for mankind employed, and then, when most you share it, best enjoyed.

Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihood the virtues that made America. The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life.