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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.
Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.
Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.
The willing contemplation of vice is vice.
The willing contemplation of vice is vice.
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.
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.
To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.
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.
Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher.
Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher.
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?