Rise
Rise noun - A raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position.
Virtue
Virtue noun - A quality that gives something special worth.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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While he was of average intelligence and had incredible skills as an orator, his rise to power and rule over practically all of Europe was by sole virtue of dumb luck.
Source: Born Lucky -
Go to your bosom; knock there, and ask your heart, what it doth know that's like my brother's fault.Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.—Escalus, II.iA tragicomedy by William Shakespeare.
Source: Theatre / Measure for Measure - Quain'tana's virtue is in her skills and charisma that allowed her to rise from a homeless street rat to one of the greatest political powers in the city, while the fact that she's a horrifically cruel mother is not particularly important to the drow.
Source: Designated Hero
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