Essay

 1        5|        to speak in a mean. The virtue of prosperity, is temperance;
 2        5| prosperity, is temperance; the virtue of adversity, is fortitude;
 3        5|    morals is the more heroical virtue. Prosperity is the blessing
 4        5| pleasure of the eye. Certainly virtue is like precious odors,
 5        5|   adversity doth best discover virtue.~ ~
 6        6|      secrecy; it is indeed the virtue of a confessor. And assuredly,
 7        8|   great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Certainly the
 8        9|       envy.~A man that hath no virtue in himself, ever envieth
 9        9|       in himself, ever envieth virtue in others. For men’s minds,
10        9|         to attain to another’s virtue, will seek to come at even
11        9|      First, persons of eminent virtue, when they are advanced,
12        9|        that time, though their virtue be the same, yet it hath
13       11|        should be, the place of virtue and as in nature, things
14       11|      calmly in their place, so virtue in ambition is violent,
15       12|     superficial and rather the virtue of a player, should be placed
16       12|     answers to the theological virtue, charity, and admits no
17       12|    fowl. Errors indeed in this virtue of goodness, or charity,
18       16|     guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not;
19       26|     upon a man’s mind, of like virtue as the alchemists use to
20       31|      and that is in commending virtue in another; especially if
21       31|     especially if it be such a virtue, whereunto himself pretendeth.
22       33|     better than the baggage of virtue. The Roman word is better,
23       33|       an army, so is riches to virtue. It cannot be spared, nor
24       38|        governments, do nourish virtue grown, but do not much mend
25       39|       others, occasion fitting virtue. But chiefly, the mould
26       42|                      OF BEAUTY~Virtue is like a rich stone, best
27       42|     best plain set; and surely virtue is best, in a body that
28       42| persons are otherwise of great virtue; as if nature were rather
29       42|    study rather behavior, than virtue. But this holds not always:
30       42|       it light well, it maketh virtue shine, and vices blush.~ ~
31       43|      the sun of discipline and virtue. Therefore it is good to
32       43|        which must be either by virtue or malice; and therefore
33       47|        apprehendeth to advance virtue, and desert, in all sorts
34       51|       exceeding great parts of virtue; as the stone had need to
35       51|      the occasion of any great virtue, cometh but on festivals.
36       52|    Praise is the reflection of virtue; but it is as the glass
37       53|       to be created, either of virtue or greatness, these men
38       53| perpetuate a man’s memory; and virtue was never so beholding to
39       54|       the revealing of a man’s virtue and worth, without disadvantage.
40       54|     contrariwise, darken their virtue in the show of it; so as
41       54|       of greater difficulty or virtue, wherein he is but a follower.
42       54|      felicity, than to his own virtue or policy.~The true marshalling
43       55|       their portion and proper virtue. Cursed (saith the law)
44       55|     great counsel, then is the virtue of a judge seen, to make