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He hadn't a single redeeming vice.
He hadn't a single redeeming vice.
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."
Ill habits gather by unseen degrees,As brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.
Ill habits gather by unseen degrees,As brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.
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.]
Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.
Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.
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.
Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher.
Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher.
The vices we scoff at in others, laugh at us within ourselves.
The vices we scoff at in others, laugh at us within ourselves.
