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Virtue is nothing but an act of loving that which is to be beloved, and that act is prudence, from whence not to be removed by constraint is fortitude not to be allured by enticements is temperance not to be diverted by pride is justice.

Francis Quarles

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Francis Quarles
Age: 52 †
Born: 1592
Born: May 8
Died: 1644
Died: September 8
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Constraints
Prudence
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Enticement
Beloved
Diverted
Loving
Constraint
Pride
Whence
Virtue
Temperance
Justice
Fortitude

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