"path of virtue" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is used to refer to a moral course of action or a way of life guided by moral principles. For example, "She chose to take the path of virtue when making decisions, even when it was more difficult than choosing the easier option."
The woman's job was to keep Louise on the path of virtue.
DON'T be led astray into the path of virtue, Oscar Wilde said.
"She seemed to be always right and prepared to follow the straight path of virtue".
By an appeal to his noble sentiments, a man could be reformed and set back on the path of virtue.
Only in Discworld could the path of virtue be chosen simply by having it pointed out to you.
The idea is to slash public debt from a decadent 83% of GDP (close to France's rate) and never again to stray from the path of virtue.
He guides me by paths of virtue for the sake of his name.
The sisters stray from the paths of virtue through a brilliantly painted fairground arch spanning the stage.
Admission to the restored historic rooms is free but, as in the 18th century, visitors can buy tickets to make their way down a farm track, ring a bell outside the Temple of Friendship and apply to walk the paths of virtue or vice.
He represents humans as starting from the lowest stage of savagery with no superiority over the other animals, save that of bodily organization and as advancing uninterruptedly in the path of enlightenment, virtue, and happiness.
Condorcet rhapsodized: "How welcome to the philosopher is this picture of the human race, freed from all its chains, released from the domination of chance and from that of the enemies of progress, advancing with a firm and sure step on the path of truth, virtue, and happiness".
