One advantage resulting form virtuous actions is that they elevate the mind and dispose it to attempt others more virtuous still.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) French philosopher and writer
Confessions, ch. 3 (1731-32)
tr. J. M. Cohen, 1953
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