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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.
Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.
Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.
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.
The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.
The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.
To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.
To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.
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."
This is the essential evil of vice, that it debases man.
This is the essential evil of vice, that it debases man.
Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher.
Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher.
Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask
Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask
