Vices are often habits rather than passions.

Vices are often habits rather than passions.

What maintains one vice would bring up two children.

What maintains one vice would bring up two children.

There will be vice as long as there are men.

There will be vice as long as there are men.

Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.

Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

The willing contemplation of vice is vice.

The willing contemplation of vice is vice.

Every vice makes its guilt the more conspicuous in proportion to
the rank of the offender.
[Lat., Omne read more

Every vice makes its guilt the more conspicuous in proportion to
the rank of the offender.
[Lat., Omne animi vitium tanto conspectius in se
Crimen habet, quanto major qui peccat habetur.]

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.

Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher.

Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher.