“Constancy is the foundation of virtues”
“Truthfulness is the foundation of all the virtues of mankind”
“self-preservation is the primary and only foundation of virtue.”
“Courage is not a virtue or value among other personal values like love or fidelity. It is the foundations that underlies and gives reality to all other virtue and personal values. (p. 13)”
“Constancy in love is a good thing; but it means nothing, and is nothing, without constancy in every kind of effort.”
“When Constance was born, Aunt Glo named her after the dormitory she lived in at college: Constance Hall.”