I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores

I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores

The willing contemplation of vice is vice.

The willing contemplation of vice is vice.

He possessed beauty without vanity, strength without insolence; courage without ferocity; and all the virtues of man without his vices

He possessed beauty without vanity, strength without insolence; courage without ferocity; and all the virtues of man without his vices

Ill habits gather by unseen degrees,As brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.

Ill habits gather by unseen degrees,As brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.

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.

Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.

Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.

To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.

To sanction Vice, and hunt Decorum down.

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.

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.