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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.]
Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.
Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.
Every vice makes its guilt the more conspicuous in proportion to
the rank of the offender.
[Lat., Omne read more
Every vice makes its guilt the more conspicuous in proportion to
the rank of the offender.
[Lat., Omne animi vitium tanto conspectius in se
Crimen habet, quanto major qui peccat habetur.]
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
The vices we scoff at in others, laugh at us within ourselves.
The vices we scoff at in others, laugh at us within ourselves.
He hadn't a single redeeming vice.
He hadn't a single redeeming vice.
Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice
Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice
Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher.
Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher.
The willing contemplation of vice is vice.
The willing contemplation of vice is vice.
