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patience is a virtueSometimes we must wait for something and those who are able to do this with gracefulness are considered to be virtuous.Rate it:

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by virtue ofBecause of; on the grounds of; by reason of; due to; based on.Rate it:

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dormitive virtueA type of tautology in which an item is being explained in terms of the item itself, only put in different (usually more abstract) words.Rate it:

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in virtue ofBy virtue of.Rate it:

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in virtue of whichby whichRate it:

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make a virtue of necessityC. 1595, William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona, act 4, sc.1.Rate it:

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make a virtue of necessityTo make the best of a difficult situation; to recast or portray an action or situation in which one has no alternatives as an action or situation which was deliberately chosen on its merits.Rate it:

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patience is a virtueit is better to be patient than impatientRate it:

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Virtue is her own rewardAlternative form of virtue is its own rewardRate it:

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virtue is its own rewarda good deed is its own rewardRate it:

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all things come to those who wait(dated) A patient seeker will be satisfied in due time; patience is a virtue.Rate it:

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good things come to those who waitA patient seeker will be satisfied in due time; patience is a virtue.Rate it:

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a Socrate exemplum virtutis petere, repetereto quote Socrates as a model of virtue.Rate it:

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a virtute discedere or deficereto deviate from the path of virtue.Rate it:

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excitare aliquem ad virtutemto rouse in some one an enthusiasm for virtue.Rate it:

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Hercules in trivio, in bivio, in compitisHercules at the cross-roads, between virtue and vice.Rate it:

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honesta expetere; turpia fugereto follow virtue; to flee from vice.Rate it:

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honestatem deserereto deviate from the path of virtue.Rate it:

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omnia consilia et facta ad virtutem referre (Phil. 10. 10. 20)to make virtue the standard in every thought and act.Rate it:

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opinionem virtutis habereto have the reputation of virtue.Rate it:

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philosophia, in qua de bonis rebus et malis, deque hominum vita et moribus disputaturmoral science; ethics.Rate it:

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philosophia, quae est de vita et moribus (Acad. 1. 5. 19)moral science; ethics.Rate it:

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quae intellegitur virtuswhat do we mean by "virtue"?Rate it:

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quiche-eaterA man who is effeminate or who lacks some putative masculine virtueRate it:

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quid est virtus?what do we mean by "virtue"?Rate it:

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ride the coattailsTo succeed by virtue of association (with)Rate it:

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summum bonum in virtute ponereto consider virtue the highest good.Rate it:

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the end justifies the meansMorally wrong actions are sometimes necessary to achieve morally right outcomes; actions can only be considered morally right or wrong by virtue of the morality of the outcome.Rate it:

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the smartest, clearer person probably has no friendshumility is a virtue!Rate it:

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two wrongs don't make a right(ethics) A wrongful action is not a morally appropriate way to correct or cancel a previous wrongful action.1915, William MacLeod Raine, The Highgrader, ch. 15:"But when it comes to taking what belongs to anotherRate it:

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viam virtutis ingredi (Off. 1. 32. 118)to walk in the ways of virtue.Rate it:

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virtus hoc habet, ut...this is a characteristic of virtue, it...Rate it:

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virtutem sequi, virtutis studiosum esseto strive to attain virtue.Rate it:

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