And last the Vice and Follies of the Age.

And last the Vice and Follies of the Age.

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.

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.

To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.

To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.

Vices are often habits rather than passions.

Vices are often habits rather than passions.

A vice is a failure of desire.

A vice is a failure of desire.

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."

We are double-edged blades, and every time we whet our virtue the return stroke straps our vice.

We are double-edged blades, and every time we whet our virtue the return stroke straps our vice.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.