To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.

To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.

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.

Ne'er blush'd, unless, in spreading vice's snares,
She blunder'd on some virtue unawares.

Ne'er blush'd, unless, in spreading vice's snares,
She blunder'd on some virtue unawares.

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?

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.

A vice is a failure of desire.

A vice is a failure of desire.

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 heart resolves this matter in a trice,
"Men only feel the smart, but not the vice."

The heart resolves this matter in a trice,
"Men only feel the smart, but not the 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.