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...true that virtuous women are seldom accosted-by virtuous men. It's the other kind who give a girl a hard time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 25, 1981 | 5/25/1981 | See Source »

...large, red book called "All in Color for a Dime," a discussion of early comics which begins, "What shapes a people...." And inside the front cover is the Quincy House seal, bearing Josiah Quincy's own signature and the House motto: "Discretio Moderatrix Virtutum"--"Prudence governs the virtuous...

Author: By Michael W. Miler, | Title: THE INCREDIBLE COMIC CZAR | 5/18/1981 | See Source »

Schlafly testified last week before a Senate committee reviewing new federal guidelines aimed at curbing such behavior. Said she: "Sexual harassment on the job is not a problem for virtuous women, except in the rarest of cases. Men hardly ever ask sexual favors of women from whom the certain answer is no. Virtuous women are seldom accosted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Asking for It? | 5/4/1981 | See Source »

Marlowe's message is clear: the timid and virtuous fare much better than the bold and sinful. Modern audiences may not believe in hell any more that Faustus did, but they will not doubt the validity of the theatrical picture that he draws before them and will see the meaning of Mephosotopholes' words...

Author: By Sarah L. Mcvity, | Title: Unworldly Knowledge | 2/12/1981 | See Source »

...little virtuous blackmail. Everything considered, a library may be a safer investment, even if its name is Mudd...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: For U.S. Colleges, Fiscal Ed 1A | 1/19/1981 | See Source »

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