Vice & Virtue Novels & Stories

How helpless he must have felt when his first and only friend had died before him, and he couldn’t do anything to save him. What is that saying again? ‘You’ll never know what you’ve got until you’ve lost it’. Unbearable pain seared through Yuri’s body, but not of the physical kind. Forgiveness is the greatest virtue. Miki had always been there for her. They had been best friends ever since they were kids. Miki was always the one helping her and defending her whenever the other children picked on her. I believe…that a strong heart and a strong belief…can be a strong weapon even against the most powerful foe.

“Tell me, Cristian, did we used to be close before?” “Not as much as me and your mother. But you used to call me Cris when you were younger. I guess Cristian is a start. I’ll take it,” he beamed, leaning against the bar counter. “She helped my family greatly back in the day and for that I’m forever indebted to the Vero family.” “She sounds like an exceptional person.”

she asked "I need to clear my head off, anything that will help " Sometimes in life things may not go the way you plan it, is not for you to be misconstrued but who you really are matter, people opinion should not affect your goal in life, or your relationship with someone. The only person that have the right to change you should be yourself, don't let want people think get to you to much, if you do you will notice you are stagnant and unable to move forward." she motivate me and I felt relieved. This was what I wanted right now someone to encourage me "ok mum, thanks mum," I smile

I didn’t even want to try and move it, afraid of the pain it would cause. My knees gave out, and I fell to the ground. “Oh, I missed.” Vincent’s malicious smile told me it was intended. Torture me to make Nathan suffer more. “Aren’t you going to beg for your life? Or to kill you and spare him?” “No.” My voice was steady despite the fear and pain I was in. “No?” he asked. He seemed a bit shocked by my response. “And why is that?” “Because even if you don’t kill both of us, whoever survives will kill themselves.”

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I held his gaze, a spark of defiance flickering in my eyes, and replied, "True victory is not achieved through deceit and treachery. In the end, it is a hollow triumph, as emptiness shadows every step you take." The words hung in the air, a testament to the resilience of truth and integrity. It was a quiet defiance, a gentle reminder that true success could never be usurped by those unwilling to abide by the principles of fairness, honesty, and loyalty. With that, I turned my back on Herodotus, leaving him to dwell in the consequences of his actions.

Well, shit. My first thought was to courier them back, so that I didn't have to come face to face with that guy. But the couriers didn't want to send something so expensive, in such a short distance. So I dug out his information from the public records and now, I was standing in front of the magnificent villa, pondering on the fact that I would have to face him again, contemplating, whether I should go inside or not. The word 'VICTORS' were curved on the iron gate beautifully in a neat cursive. A tall, stony statue of mammon stood proudly at one side and a giant lion on the other.

Nathan instantly took out his hand and distanced like he just suffered an electric shock. "Stop assessing a person by his financial holdings. There are more noble things in the world which have lot more value in life than wealth. One of the most important among them is virtue." She stressed on the word. "But villains like you won't understand the meaning of it since you do not have it. You are born beast and you will die a beast." The next second she flinches as her ears record a thunderous roar. "Kyara" Nathan was shaking with temper and his hand raised up on her in a duress with just an inch of gap before touching her cheek.

Yvonne immediately rushed to say, “Although you were very virtuous and aloof back then, how great was your desire to survive? Back then, for the sake of your daughter, Aino, you almost knelt before others. Even if you were stripped naked, you already had the determination to not resist at all. The way you were back then was truly noble, virtuous, and unyielding. But what about her? Her clothes were incredibly expensive! Nobody has a knife on her throat, so why was she so arrogant? It is called virtuous just because she doesn’t want to join the group chat of those wealthy housewives? Sabrina, don’t forget, you were that virtuous, fearless, and did not even care about Sebastian, but what did y

Political theory maintains that an individual enters into society with certain basic rights and that no government can deny these rights. In classical political philosophy “natural right” denotes to the objective rightness of the right things, whether the virtue of a soul, the correctness of an action, or the excellence of a regime. Aristotle stated in Politics (1323a29-33) that no one would call a man happy who was completely lacking in courage, temperance, justice, or wisdom. A man who was easily terrified, unable to restrain any impulse toward food or drink, willing to ruin his friends for a trifle, and generally senseless could not possibly lead a good life. Even though chance may occasi