Virtue, aphorism 46, The Mechanics of Virtue, Matt Berry

46
Virtue, a) That which converts itself into a virtue by one’s having converted another to it.  This works by that same principle by which one who has just eaten raw garlic does not have bad breath if the other is also served raw garlic. b) The consequence of living without public masks, due to inadequate intellect and poor manners. c) What one feels when observing a rival’s obvious shortcoming. d) A single point of virtue so intoxicated with its own sharp perfection that the bearer can no longer discard anything attached to it – which is to say, that he can no longer tell good from bad for the pride that he takes in this single point of excellence.  He often appears as a knight in shining armor shoveling out a horse’s stall, proud of his mastery of the art of the shovel.




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