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Virtue is debased by self-justification - Voltaire (Oedipus Quotes)

Virtue is debased by self-justification.[La vertu s’avilit à se justifier.]

Source:Oedipus (1718), Act II, Scene IV
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  • Name: Voltaire
  • Profession: Writer, Philosopher
  • Born: November 21, 1694 - May 30, 1778
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