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One big vice in a man is apt to keep out a great many smaller ones.
One big vice in a man is apt to keep out a great many smaller ones.
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?
Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices
Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices
He hadn't a single redeeming vice.
He hadn't a single redeeming vice.
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!
Vices are often habits rather than passions.
Vices are often habits rather than passions.
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.
If you don't want anyone to know it, don't do it.
If you don't want anyone to know it, don't do it.
And last the Vice and Follies of the Age.
And last the Vice and Follies of the Age.
