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We make a ladder for ourselves of our vices, if we trample those
same vices underfoot.
[Lat., De read more
We make a ladder for ourselves of our vices, if we trample those
same vices underfoot.
[Lat., De vitiis nostris scalam nobis facimus, si vitia ipsa
calcamus.]
Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices
Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices
Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue
Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue
Virtue, I grant you, is an empty boast;
But shall the dignity of vice be lost?
Virtue, I grant you, is an empty boast;
But shall the dignity of vice be lost?
Ill habits gather by unseen degrees,As brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.
Ill habits gather by unseen degrees,As brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.
One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And nothing is more helpful in read more
One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And nothing is more helpful in resolving a situation than its frank admission.
He possessed beauty without vanity, strength without insolence; courage without ferocity; and all the virtues of man without his vices
He possessed beauty without vanity, strength without insolence; courage without ferocity; and all the virtues of man without his vices
Always be sincere, whether you mean it or not.
Always be sincere, whether you mean it or not.
Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask
Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask
