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We make a ladder for ourselves of our vices, if we trample those
same vices underfoot.
[Lat., De read more
We make a ladder for ourselves of our vices, if we trample those
same vices underfoot.
[Lat., De vitiis nostris scalam nobis facimus, si vitia ipsa
calcamus.]
The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they're going to have read more
The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they're going to have some pretty annoying virtues.
The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.
The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.
Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask
Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask
And last the Vice and Follies of the Age.
And last the Vice and Follies of the Age.
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 are often habits rather than passions.
Vices are often habits rather than passions.
He hadn't a single redeeming vice.
He hadn't a single redeeming vice.
Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.
Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.
