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There will be vice as long as there are men.
There will be vice as long as there are men.
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.
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?
To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.
To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.
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.
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
Vices of the time; vices of the man.
[Lat., Vitia temporis; vitia hominis.]
Vices of the time; vices of the man.
[Lat., Vitia temporis; vitia hominis.]
The willing contemplation of vice is vice.
The willing contemplation of vice is vice.
Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.
Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.
