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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.

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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.]

by Francis Bacon Found in: Vice Quotes,
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It is but a step from companionship to slavery when one associates with vice.

It is but a step from companionship to slavery when one associates with vice.

by Hosea Ballou Found in: Vice Quotes,
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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

by Lord Byron Found in: Vice Quotes, Virtue Quotes,
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Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.

Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.

by Aristophanes Found in: Vice Quotes,
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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.

by Bret Harte Found in: Vice Quotes,
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There will be vice as long as there are men.

There will be vice as long as there are men.

by Tacitus Found in: Vice Quotes,
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Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher.

Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher.

by Seneca Found in: Vice Quotes,
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This is the essential evil of vice, that it debases man.

This is the essential evil of vice, that it debases man.

by Edwin Hubbel Chapin Found in: Vice Quotes,
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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.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Vice Quotes,
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