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O, what a mansion have those vices got
Which for their habitation chose out thee,
Where beauty's read more
O, what a mansion have those vices got
Which for their habitation chose out thee,
Where beauty's veil doth cover every blot
And all things turns to fair that eyes can see!
The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.
The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.
We are double-edged blades, and every time we whet our virtue the return stroke straps our vice.
We are double-edged blades, and every time we whet our virtue the return stroke straps our vice.
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.
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.
There is no vice so simple but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.
There is no vice so simple but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
And last the Vice and Follies of the Age.
And last the Vice and Follies of the Age.