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    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.]

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The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

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The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.

The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.

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He hadn't a single redeeming vice.

He hadn't a single redeeming vice.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Vice Quotes,
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Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.

Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.

by Cynic's Calendar Found in: Vice Quotes,
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Vices are often habits rather than passions.

Vices are often habits rather than passions.

by Antoine Rivarol Found in: Vice Quotes,
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The willing contemplation of vice is vice.

The willing contemplation of vice is vice.

by Arabian Proverb Found in: Vice Quotes,
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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.

by Charles Churchill Found in: Vice Quotes,
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If individuals have no vices, their virtues may be of use to us.

If individuals have no vices, their virtues may be of use to us.

by Junius Found in: Vice Quotes,
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And last the Vice and Follies of the Age.

And last the Vice and Follies of the Age.

by Mrs. Susannah Centlivre Found in: Vice Quotes,
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