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> [“On the one hand, they must develop virtuous habits of behavior; and on the other, they must develop their mental powers through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/on-the-one-hand-they-must-develop-virtuous-habits-of-behavior-and-on/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Virtues are dispositions not only to act in particular ways, but also to feel in particular ways. To act virtuously is not,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alasdair-macintyre/virtues-are-dispositions-not-only-to-act-in-particular-ways-but-also/)

[Alasdair MacIntyre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alasdair-macintyre/)

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> [Karma moves in two directions. If we act virtuously, the seed we plant will result in happiness. If we act non-virtuously, suffering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sakyong-mipham/karma-moves-in-two-directions-if-we-act-virtuously-the-seed-we-plant/)

[Sakyong Mipham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sakyong-mipham/)

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> [Karma moves in two directions. If we act virtuously, the seed we plant will result in happiness. If we act nonvirtuously, suffering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sakyong-mipham/karma-moves-in-two-directions-if-we-act-virtuously-the-seed-we-plant-2/)

[Sakyong Mipham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sakyong-mipham/)

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> [If we would induce others to act virtuously, it will prove more effectual to show them their capacities than to expose their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-hubbel-chapin/if-we-would-induce-others-to-act-virtuously-it-will-prove-more/)

[Edwin Hubbel Chapin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-hubbel-chapin/)

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