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Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. A

Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something. – Henry David Thoreau

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We bow with resignation beneath the tempestuous storms of life; but a daily vexation, like a moth eating a garment, consumes our virtue. – Anonymous, Aphorisms; or, A Glance at Human Nature, in Original Maxims, 1820

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All virtue is summed up in dealing justly. – Aristotle

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We are double-edged blades, and every time we whet our virtue the return stroke strops our vice. – Henry David Thoreau

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