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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.
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."
The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.
The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.
He hadn't a single redeeming vice.
He hadn't a single redeeming vice.
Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices
Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices
We do not despise all those who have vices, but we despise all
those who have not a single read more
We do not despise all those who have vices, but we despise all
those who have not a single virtue.
I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores
I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores
Vices are often habits rather than passions.
Vices are often habits rather than passions.
He possessed beauty without vanity, strength without insolence; courage without ferocity; and all the virtues of man without his vices
He possessed beauty without vanity, strength without insolence; courage without ferocity; and all the virtues of man without his vices
