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Vices Quotes

O, what a mansion have those vices got which for their habitation chose out thee, where beauty's veil doth cover every blot and all things turns to fair that eyes can see! Picture Quote #1

No company is preferable to bad. We are more apt to catch the vices of others than virtues, as disease is far more contagious than health Picture Quote #1

Government is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil. When all men are good and wise, government will of itself decay Picture Quote #1

Although all the good arts serve to draw man's mind away from vices and lead it toward better things, this function can be more fully performed by this art, which also provides extraordinary intellectual pleasure Picture Quote #1

How like herrings and onions our vices are in the morning after we have committed them Picture Quote #1

Pride is handsome, economical; pride eradicates so many vices, letting none subsist but itself, that it seems as if it were a great gain to exchange vanity for pride Picture Quote #1

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I am the worst influence. If you can't handle your vices, then I am the Devil Picture Quote #1

Through tattered clothes small vices do appear; Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold, and the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks; Arm it in rags, a pygmy's straw does pierce it Picture Quote #1

Vices are simply the errors which a man makes in his search after his own happiness. Unlike crimes, they imply no malice toward others, and no interference with their persons or property Picture Quote #1

Vices are those acts by which a man harms himself or his property. Crimes are those acts by which one man harms the person or property of another Picture Quote #1

The three great American vices seem to be efficiency, punctuality, and the desire for achievement and success. They are the things that make the Americans so unhappy and so nervous Picture Quote #1

We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality, but by those images we have put in their place Picture Quote #1

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Other vices make their own way; this makes way for all vices. He that is a drunkard is qualified for all vice Picture Quote #1

Nor did demons crucify Him; it is you who have crucified Him and crucify Him still, when you delight in your vices and sins Picture Quote #1

Flattery of the people and incapacity to resist public opinion are the democratic vices, particularly among writers, artists, journalists and anyone else who is dependent on an audience Picture Quote #1

Fearfulness, contrary to all other vices, maketh a man think the better of another, the worse of himself Picture Quote #1

Vanity is the foundation of the most ridiculous and contemptible vices - the vices of affectation and common lying Picture Quote #1

The vices of old age have the stiffness of it, too; and as it is the unfittest time to learn in, so the unfitness of it to unlearn will be found much greater Picture Quote #1

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Every brave man is a man of his word; to such base vices he cannot stoop, and shuns more than death the shame of lying Picture Quote #1

The state is suffering from two opposite vices, avarice and luxury; two plagues which, in the past, have been the ruin of every great empire Picture Quote #1

Vices and frailties correct each other, like acids and alkalies. If each vicious man had but one vice, I do not know how the world could go on Picture Quote #1

As the most extravagant errors were received among the established articles of their faith, so the most infamous vices obtained in their practice, and were indulged not only with impunity, but authorized by the sanction of their laws Picture Quote #1

Coercion may prevent many transgressions; but it robs even actions which are legal of a part of their beauty. Freedom may lead to many transgressions, but it lends even to vices a less ignoble form Picture Quote #1

So much of our lives is given over to the consideration of our imperfections that there is no time to improve our imaginary virtues. The truth is we only perfect our vices, and man is a worse creature when he dies than he was when he was born Picture Quote #1

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Most of the vices and mortal sins condemned today correspond to inclinations that were purely adaptive or at least harmless in primitive man Picture Quote #1

There have been times in my life that I’ve had a ton of vices, and my demons have run amok for years and years and years Picture Quote #1

The passions are the seeds of vices as well as of virtues, from which either may spring, accordingly as they are nurtured. Unhappy they who have never been taught the art to govern them! Picture Quote #1

Are you still to learn that the end and perfection of our victories is to avoid the vices and infirmities of those whom we subdue? Picture Quote #1

Vanity is a weakness. I know this. It’s a shallow dependence on the exterior self, on how one looks instead of what one is. I know this well... Vanity and dishonesty may be vices, but they’re also the first forms of protection I ever knew Picture Quote #1

If we escape punishment for our vices, why should we complain if we are not rewarded for our virtues? Picture Quote #1

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O, what a mansion have those vices got which for their habitation chose out thee, where beauty's veil doth cover every blot and all things turns to fair that eyes can see! (Vices Quotes) No company is preferable to bad. We are more apt to catch the vices of others than virtues, as disease is far more contagious than health (Vices Quotes) Government is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil. When all men are good and wise, government will of itself decay (Vices Quotes) Although all the good arts serve to draw man's mind away from vices and lead it toward better things, this function can be more fully performed by this art, which also provides extraordinary intellectual pleasure (Vices Quotes) How like herrings and onions our vices are in the morning after we have committed them (Vices Quotes) Pride is handsome, economical; pride eradicates so many vices, letting none subsist but itself, that it seems as if it were a great gain to exchange vanity for pride (Vices Quotes) I am the worst influence. If you can't handle your vices, then I am the Devil (Vices Quotes) Through tattered clothes small vices do appear; Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold, and the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks; Arm it in rags, a pygmy's straw does pierce it (Vices Quotes) Vices are simply the errors which a man makes in his search after his own happiness. Unlike crimes, they imply no malice toward others, and no interference with their persons or property (Vices Quotes) Vices are those acts by which a man harms himself or his property. Crimes are those acts by which one man harms the person or property of another (Vices Quotes) The three great American vices seem to be efficiency, punctuality, and the desire for achievement and success. They are the things that make the Americans so unhappy and so nervous (Vices Quotes) We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality, but by those images we have put in their place (Vices Quotes) Other vices make their own way; this makes way for all vices. He that is a drunkard is qualified for all vice (Vices Quotes) Nor did demons crucify Him; it is you who have crucified Him and crucify Him still, when you delight in your vices and sins (Vices Quotes) Flattery of the people and incapacity to resist public opinion are the democratic vices, particularly among writers, artists, journalists and anyone else who is dependent on an audience (Vices Quotes) Fearfulness, contrary to all other vices, maketh a man think the better of another, the worse of himself (Vices Quotes) Vanity is the foundation of the most ridiculous and contemptible vices - the vices of affectation and common lying (Vices Quotes) The vices of old age have the stiffness of it, too; and as it is the unfittest time to learn in, so the unfitness of it to unlearn will be found much greater (Vices Quotes) Every brave man is a man of his word; to such base vices he cannot stoop, and shuns more than death the shame of lying (Vices Quotes) The state is suffering from two opposite vices, avarice and luxury; two plagues which, in the past, have been the ruin of every great empire (Vices Quotes) Vices and frailties correct each other, like acids and alkalies. If each vicious man had but one vice, I do not know how the world could go on (Vices Quotes) As the most extravagant errors were received among the established articles of their faith, so the most infamous vices obtained in their practice, and were indulged not only with impunity, but authorized by the sanction of their laws (Vices Quotes) Coercion may prevent many transgressions; but it robs even actions which are legal of a part of their beauty. Freedom may lead to many transgressions, but it lends even to vices a less ignoble form (Vices Quotes) So much of our lives is given over to the consideration of our imperfections that there is no time to improve our imaginary virtues. The truth is we only perfect our vices, and man is a worse creature when he dies than he was when he was born (Vices Quotes) Most of the vices and mortal sins condemned today correspond to inclinations that were purely adaptive or at least harmless in primitive man (Vices Quotes) There have been times in my life that I’ve had a ton of vices, and my demons have run amok for years and years and years (Vices Quotes) The passions are the seeds of vices as well as of virtues, from which either may spring, accordingly as they are nurtured. Unhappy they who have never been taught the art to govern them! (Vices Quotes) Are you still to learn that the end and perfection of our victories is to avoid the vices and infirmities of those whom we subdue? (Vices Quotes) Vanity is a weakness. I know this. It’s a shallow dependence on the exterior self, on how one looks instead of what one is. I know this well... Vanity and dishonesty may be vices, but they’re also the first forms of protection I ever knew (Vices Quotes) If we escape punishment for our vices, why should we complain if we are not rewarded for our virtues? (Vices Quotes)

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