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Vice itself lost half its evil, by losing all its grossness.
Vice itself lost half its evil, by losing all its grossness.
The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.
The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.
Ill habits gather by unseen degrees,As brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.
Ill habits gather by unseen degrees,As brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.
If individuals have no vices, their virtues may be of use to us.
If individuals have no vices, their virtues may be of use to us.
Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices
Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices
Ne'er blush'd, unless, in spreading vice's snares,
She blunder'd on some virtue unawares.
Ne'er blush'd, unless, in spreading vice's snares,
She blunder'd on some virtue unawares.
This is the essential evil of vice, that it debases man.
This is the essential evil of vice, that it debases man.
Vices are often habits rather than passions.
Vices are often habits rather than passions.
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!
