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To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.
To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.
Men wish to be saved from the mischiefs of their vices, but not from their vices.
Men wish to be saved from the mischiefs of their vices, but not from their vices.
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 itself lost half its evil, by losing all its grossness.
Vice itself lost half its evil, by losing all its grossness.
Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.
Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.
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.
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.]
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.
Vices are often habits rather than passions.
Vices are often habits rather than passions.
