The heart resolves this matter in a trice,
"Men only feel the smart, but not the vice."

The heart resolves this matter in a trice,
"Men only feel the smart, but not the vice."

There will be vice as long as there are men.

There will be vice as long as there are men.

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.

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.

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.

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.

I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores

I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores

Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask

Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask

Who has a book of all that monarchs do,
He's more secure to keep it shut than shown;
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Who has a book of all that monarchs do,
He's more secure to keep it shut than shown;
For vice repeated is like the wand'ring wind,
Blows dust in others' eye, to spread itself;
And yet the end of all is bought thus dear,
The breath is gone, and the sore eyes see clear
To stop the air would hurt them.