Vice is its own reward

Vice is its own reward

There will be vice as long as there are men.

There will be vice as long as there are men.

This is the essential evil of vice, that it debases man.

This is the essential evil of vice, that it debases man.

Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices

Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices

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

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

Saint Augustine! well hast thou said,
That of our vices we can frame
A ladder, if we read more

Saint Augustine! well hast thou said,
That of our vices we can frame
A ladder, if we will but tread
Beneath our feet each deed of shame.

I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores

I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores

To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.

To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.

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.