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

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

If you don't want anyone to know it, don't do it.

If you don't want anyone to know it, don't do it.

Virtue, I grant you, is an empty boast;
But shall the dignity of vice be lost?

Virtue, I grant you, is an empty boast;
But shall the dignity of vice be lost?

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.

And last the Vice and Follies of the Age.

And last the Vice and Follies of the Age.

A vice is a failure of desire.

A vice is a failure of desire.

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.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

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.