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Vice itself lost half its evil, by losing all its grossness.
Vice itself lost half its evil, by losing all its grossness.
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.
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.
Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.
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?
This is the essential evil of vice, that it debases man.
This is the essential evil of vice, that it debases man.
Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.
Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.
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.