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Vice is a monster of so frightful mien,
As to be hated need but to be seen;
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Vice is a monster of so frightful mien,
As to be hated need but to be seen;
Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face,
We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
This is the essential evil of vice, that it debases man.
This is the essential evil of vice, that it debases man.
The willing contemplation of vice is vice.
The willing contemplation of vice is vice.
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.
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
I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores
I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores
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.
Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice
Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice
A vice is a failure of desire.
A vice is a failure of desire.
