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Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher.
Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher.
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
Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask
Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask
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?
And last the Vice and Follies of the Age.
And last the Vice and Follies of the Age.
Who has a book of all that monarchs do,
He's more secure to keep it shut than shown;
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Who has a book of all that monarchs do,
He's more secure to keep it shut than shown;
For vice repeated is like the wand'ring wind,
Blows dust in others' eye, to spread itself;
And yet the end of all is bought thus dear,
The breath is gone, and the sore eyes see clear
To stop the air would hurt them.
The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.
The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.
Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.
Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.
Vice itself lost half its evil, by losing all its grossness.
Vice itself lost half its evil, by losing all its grossness.
