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A vice is a failure of desire.
A vice is a failure of desire.
The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.
The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.
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!
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.
What maintains one vice would bring up two children.
What maintains one vice would bring up two children.
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
Those vices [luxury and neglect of decent manners] are vices of
men, not of the times.
[Lat., Hominum read more
Those vices [luxury and neglect of decent manners] are vices of
men, not of the times.
[Lat., Hominum sunt ista [vitia], non temporum.
Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher.
Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher.