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Asceticism, the Vedas, and Truth -- these five holy things are ever present in conduct that is called virtuous.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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The alternative Virtus, he joked in a staff meeting, would be more "virtuous."
Va. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli: The rise of the confounding conservative 2010
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The alternative Virtus, he joked in a staff meeting, would be more "virtuous."
Va. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli: The rise of the confounding conservative 2010
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She takes all she wants and gives nothing in return, and honestly believes that this is because she is "virtuous."
Sex and Common-Sense 1916
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The truth is that aristocratic Rome, degenerate and frivolous, parrot-cried out against the supposed deneracy of the imperial, and for the glories of the old republican, regime; for the days when Romans were Romans, and 'virtuous.'
The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 Kenneth Morris 1908
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It’s hard to write about one who has lived a life that could only be described as virtuous.
outfoxed Diary Entry outfoxed 2005
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I think abortions are lower in the Red States because they are so hard to get not because young people are more "virtuous."
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I think abortions are lower in the Red States because they are so hard to get not because young people are more "virtuous."
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I think abortions are lower in the Red States because they are so hard to get not because young people are more "virtuous."
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