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To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.
To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.
One big vice in a man is apt to keep out a great many smaller ones.
One big vice in a man is apt to keep out a great many smaller ones.
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.
Every vice is only an exaggeration of a necessary and virtuous function.
Every vice is only an exaggeration of a necessary and virtuous function.
Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask
Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask
Vices are often habits rather than passions.
Vices are often habits rather than passions.
Nurse one vice in your bosom. Give it the attention it deserves and let your virtues spring p modestly around read more
Nurse one vice in your bosom. Give it the attention it deserves and let your virtues spring p modestly around it. Then you'll have the miser who's no liar; and the drunkard who's the benefactor of the whole city.
This is the essential evil of vice, that it debases man.
This is the essential evil of vice, that it debases man.
Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices
Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices
