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There is no vice so simple but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.
There is no vice so simple but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.
Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask
Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask
He hadn't a single redeeming vice.
He hadn't a single redeeming vice.
A vice is a failure of desire.
A vice is a failure of desire.
Vices are often habits rather than passions.
Vices are often habits rather than passions.
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 heart resolves this matter in a trice,
"Men only feel the smart, but not the vice."
The heart resolves this matter in a trice,
"Men only feel the smart, but not the vice."
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
This is the essential evil of vice, that it debases man.
This is the essential evil of vice, that it debases man.
