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The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.
The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.
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?
Every vice makes its guilt the more conspicuous in proportion to
the rank of the offender.
[Lat., Omne read more
Every vice makes its guilt the more conspicuous in proportion to
the rank of the offender.
[Lat., Omne animi vitium tanto conspectius in se
Crimen habet, quanto major qui peccat habetur.]
There will be vice as long as there are men.
There will be vice as long as there are men.
Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.
Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.
If individuals have no vices, their virtues may be of use to us.
If individuals have no vices, their virtues may be of use to us.
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.
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.
To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.
To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.
