To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.

To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.

Ne'er blush'd, unless, in spreading vice's snares,
She blunder'd on some virtue unawares.

Ne'er blush'd, unless, in spreading vice's snares,
She blunder'd on some virtue unawares.

Vices are often habits rather than passions.

Vices are often habits rather than passions.

We do not despise all those who have vices, but we despise all
those who have not a single read more

We do not despise all those who have vices, but we despise all
those who have not a single virtue.

Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.

Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.

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.]

The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they're going to have read more

The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they're going to have some pretty annoying virtues.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.

Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.