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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.
Vice is a monster of so frightful mien,
As to be hated need but to be seen;
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Vice is a monster of so frightful mien,
As to be hated need but to be seen;
Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face,
We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
The vices we scoff at in others, laugh at us within ourselves.
The vices we scoff at in others, laugh at us within ourselves.
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."
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.
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.
What maintains one vice would bring up two children.
What maintains one vice would bring up two children.
Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask
Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask
Vices are often habits rather than passions.
Vices are often habits rather than passions.
