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Ne'er blush'd, unless, in spreading vice's snares,
She blunder'd on some virtue unawares.
Ne'er blush'd, unless, in spreading vice's snares,
She blunder'd on some virtue unawares.
Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask
Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask
We make a ladder for ourselves of our vices, if we trample those
same vices underfoot.
[Lat., De read more
We make a ladder for ourselves of our vices, if we trample those
same vices underfoot.
[Lat., De vitiis nostris scalam nobis facimus, si vitia ipsa
calcamus.]
Vices are often habits rather than passions.
Vices are often habits rather than passions.
Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.
Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.
The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they're going to have read more
The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they're going to have some pretty annoying virtues.
What maintains one vice would bring up two children.
What maintains one vice would bring up two children.
A vice is a failure of desire.
A vice is a failure of desire.
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.
