We make a ladder for ourselves of our vices, if we trample those
same vices underfoot.
[Lat., De read more

We make a ladder for ourselves of our vices, if we trample those
same vices underfoot.
[Lat., De vitiis nostris scalam nobis facimus, si vitia ipsa
calcamus.]

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

There will be vice as long as there are men.

There will be vice as long as there are men.

Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.

Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.

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.

Many without punishment, none without sin.

Many without punishment, none without sin.

The vices we scoff at in others, laugh at us within ourselves.

The vices we scoff at in others, laugh at us within ourselves.

Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice

Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice

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.