Famous quotes containing the words virtue and/or system:
“It is often laziness and timidity that keep us within our duty—while virtue gets all the credit.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)
“Never expect any recognition here—the system prohibits it. The cross is not affixed to the genius, no, the genius is affixed to the cross.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)