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Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher.
Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher.
The willing contemplation of vice is vice.
The willing contemplation of vice is vice.
Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices
Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices
Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.
Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.
A vice is a failure of desire.
A vice is a failure of desire.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
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."
Many without punishment, none without sin.
Many without punishment, none without sin.
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.