Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.

Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.

The vices we scoff at in others, laugh at us within ourselves.

The vices we scoff at in others, laugh at us within ourselves.

There is no vice so simple but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.

There is no vice so simple but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.

There will be vice as long as there are men.

There will be vice as long as there are men.

Vice gets more in this vicious world
Than piety.

Vice gets more in this vicious world
Than piety.

It is but a step from companionship to slavery when one associates with vice.

It is but a step from companionship to slavery when one associates with vice.

Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher.

Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher.

Many without punishment, none without sin.

Many without punishment, none without sin.

We are double-edged blades, and every time we whet our virtue the return stroke straps our vice.

We are double-edged blades, and every time we whet our virtue the return stroke straps our vice.