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.

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?

Ill habits gather by unseen degrees,As brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.

Ill habits gather by unseen degrees,As brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.

Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice

Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice

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.

Many without punishment, none without sin.

Many without punishment, none without sin.

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.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

Vices are often habits rather than passions.

Vices are often habits rather than passions.