To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.

To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.

We do not despise all those who have vices, but we despise all
those who have not a single read more

We do not despise all those who have vices, but we despise all
those who have not a single virtue.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

Many without punishment, none without sin.

Many without punishment, none without sin.

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?

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.]

Every vice is only an exaggeration of a necessary and virtuous function.

Every vice is only an exaggeration of a necessary and virtuous function.

I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores

I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores

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.