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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?
Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice
Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice
He possessed beauty without vanity, strength without insolence; courage without ferocity; and all the virtues of man without his vices
He possessed beauty without vanity, strength without insolence; courage without ferocity; and all the virtues of man without his vices
Vice is a monster of so frightful mien,
As to be hated need but to be seen;
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Vice is a monster of so frightful mien,
As to be hated need but to be seen;
Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face,
We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
This is the essential evil of vice, that it debases man.
This is the essential evil of vice, that it debases man.
Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.
Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.
To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.
To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.
If you don't want anyone to know it, don't do it.
If you don't want anyone to know it, don't do it.
