The principle underlying the Golden Shield is that as virtue rises one foot, vice rises ten.

And that's the Tonga underworld.

The principle underlying the Golden Shield is that as virtue rises one foot, vice rises ten. Aided by systems developed by western intelligence agencies, China has forged a virtual sword that threatens to block the path to democracy.

Droit à l'energie SOS futur (Special, 2004)

Felix Dennis Odes to vice and consequences

They draw near who follow after wickedness. They are far from your law.

They draw nigh that follow after mischief they are far from thy law.

The Virtue Foundation Ms. Kim Azzarelli

It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding's pleasure.

It is as sport to a fool to do mischief but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

There is, he maintained, an intimate connection between public virtue and public happiness.

Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.

It would diminish the accountability of the Council at a time when that virtue is most needed.

Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence and in moral excellence, knowledge

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue and to virtue knowledge

With the new Civil Service Act in place, we are working hard to instil values of excellence and integrity.

I think that without perhaps being able to name it, we are collectively experiencing that we've come as far as we can with tolerance as our only guiding virtue.

Psychologically, this virtue implies the ability to put oneself in others' position.

Her definition of virtue focuses on the individual's happiness rather than, for example, the good of the entire society.

In November 1853, in a reply to a letter from a student in the Provincial Medical and Surgical Journal complaining of a lack of moral care from his superiors, Bird attacked the prevalent public view that students were guilty of every kind of open vice and moral depravity .

Statement submitted by the Virtue Foundation, a non governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council

But what a liberating thing to realize that our problems, in fact, are probably our richest sources for rising to this ultimate virtue of compassion, towards bringing compassion towards the suffering and joys of others.

As one Confucian classic put it Possessing virtue will give the ruler the people. Possessing the people will give him the territory.

See therefore, I have stretched out my hand over you, and have diminished your ordinary food , and delivered you to the will of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who are ashamed of your lewd way.

Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordinary food, and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thy lewd way.

Indeed, public virtue made federal finance what he called the powerful cement of our union.

That virtue consisted in honoring commitments, and it would build solidarity in the new political community of the United States.

So I said, Well, you know, you're all in this yourself. You teach it's generosity, was all I could think of. What is virtue?

If monarchs can teach their subjects to do so, then let us give at least one cheer for the remaining kings and queens.

The angels said O Mary , indeed God has favoured you and made you immaculate , and chosen you from all the women of the world .

And when the angels said , O Maryam ! Indeed Allah has chosen you and purified you , and has this day , chosen you among all the women of the world .

And when the angels said , ' Mary , God has chosen thee , and purified thee He has chosen thee above all women .

And recall what time the angels said O Maryam ! verily Allah chose thee and purified thee and chose thee above the women of the worlds .

And ( remember ) when the angels said O Maryam ( Mary ) ! Verily , Allah has chosen you , purified you ( from polytheism and disbelief ) , and chosen you above the women of the ' Alamin ( mankind and jinns ) ( of her lifetime ) .

The angels said , O Mary , God has chosen you , and has purified you . He has chosen you over all the women of the world .

Then came the time when the angels said ' O Mary ! Behold , Allah has chosen you , and made you pure , and exalted you above all the women in the world .

Lo ! Allah hath chosen thee and made thee pure , and hath preferred thee above ( all ) the women of creation .

And when the angels said , O Mary , Allah has chosen you and purified you , and He has chosen you above the world s women .

And when the angels said to Mary ' Allah has chosen you and purified you . He has chosen you above all women of the worlds .

And mention when the angels said , O Mary , indeed Allah has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds .

Behold , the angels told Mary , God had chosen you , purified you , and given you distinction over all women .

And when the angels said O Marium ! surely Allah has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the world .

The angels said , Mary , God has selected you and purified you . He has selected you over all the women of your time .

Behold ! the angels said O Mary ! Allah hath chosen thee and purified thee chosen thee above the women of all nations .

To allow any unelected group, however virtuous and idealistic, to substitute its will for that of parliament, is an assault on the foundations of democracy.