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Charles Caleb Colton Quotes about Virtue

Villainy that is vigilant will be an overmatch for virtue, if she slumber at her post.

Villainy that is vigilant will be an overmatch for virtue, if she slumber at her post.

Charles Caleb Colton (1824). “Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think”, p.226

The moral cement of all society is virtue; it unites and preserves, while vice separates and destroys.

Charles Caleb Colton (1823). “Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan”, p.103

Sincerely to aspire after virtue, is to gain her; and zealously to labour after her wages, is to receive them.

Charles Caleb Colton (1824). “Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think”, p.36

Sloth, if it has prevented many crimes, has also smothered many virtues.

Charles Caleb Colton (1824). “Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think”, p.173