"What virtue is there in a man who……" — Deanna Raybourn
"What virtue is there in a man who demonstrates goodness because he has been bred to it? It is his habit from youth. But a man who has known unkindness and want, for him to be kind and charitable to those who have been the cause of his misfortunes, that is a virtuous man."
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Deanna Raybourn
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28 Quotes by Deanna Raybourn
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