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It is but a step from companionship to slavery when one associates with vice.
It is but a step from companionship to slavery when one associates with vice.
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.
The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.
The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.
To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.
To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.
Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices
Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices
Saint Augustine! well hast thou said,
That of our vices we can frame
A ladder, if we read more
Saint Augustine! well hast thou said,
That of our vices we can frame
A ladder, if we will but tread
Beneath our feet each deed of shame.
There will be vice as long as there are men.
There will be vice as long as there are men.
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.]
The vices we scoff at in others, laugh at us within ourselves.
The vices we scoff at in others, laugh at us within ourselves.
