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O, what a mansion have those vices got
Which for their habitation chose out thee,
Where beauty's read more
O, what a mansion have those vices got
Which for their habitation chose out thee,
Where beauty's veil doth cover every blot
And all things turns to fair that eyes can see!
If you don't want anyone to know it, don't do it.
If you don't want anyone to know it, don't do it.
Vices are often habits rather than passions.
Vices are often habits rather than passions.
One big vice in a man is apt to keep out a great many smaller ones.
One big vice in a man is apt to keep out a great many smaller ones.
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?
Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.
Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.
The vices we scoff at in others, laugh at us within ourselves.
The vices we scoff at in others, laugh at us within ourselves.
To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.
To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.
There will be vice as long as there are men.
There will be vice as long as there are men.
