Ye love your virtue as a mother loveth her child; but when did one hear of a mother wanting to be paid for her love?
The virtuous are called too pure for the words vengeance, punishment and recompense. Their virtue is their own Self, like a ring reaching back to itself, and its light travels on like a dead star's.
- The bestowing virtueReal virtue is love of one's own Self and expects no payment, as a mother's love does not.
- Virtues from passionsVirtue is one's dearest Self, not an outward skin or cloak.