To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.

To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.

Many without punishment, none without sin.

Many without punishment, none without sin.

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.

There is no vice so simple but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.

There is no vice so simple but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.

Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask

Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask

He hadn't a single redeeming vice.

He hadn't a single redeeming vice.

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.

Men wish to be saved from the mischiefs of their vices, but not from their vices.

Men wish to be saved from the mischiefs of their vices, but not from their vices.

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.