Who has a book of all that monarchs do,
He's more secure to keep it shut than shown;
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Who has a book of all that monarchs do,
He's more secure to keep it shut than shown;
For vice repeated is like the wand'ring wind,
Blows dust in others' eye, to spread itself;
And yet the end of all is bought thus dear,
The breath is gone, and the sore eyes see clear
To stop the air would hurt them.

This is the essential evil of vice, that it debases man.

This is the essential evil of vice, that it debases man.

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.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

Vices are often habits rather than passions.

Vices are often habits rather than passions.

If you don't want anyone to know it, don't do it.

If you don't want anyone to know it, don't do it.

The heart resolves this matter in a trice,
"Men only feel the smart, but not the vice."

The heart resolves this matter in a trice,
"Men only feel the smart, but not the vice."

Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice

Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.