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Vices are often habits rather than passions.
Vices are often habits rather than passions.
The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.
The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.
Vice gets more in this vicious world
Than piety.
Vice gets more in this vicious world
Than piety.
Virtue, I grant you, is an empty boast;
But shall the dignity of vice be lost?
Virtue, I grant you, is an empty boast;
But shall the dignity of vice be lost?
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!
This is the essential evil of vice, that it debases man.
This is the essential evil of vice, that it debases man.
Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.
Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.
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.
