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We are far more liable to catch the vices than the virtues of our associates
Wise men will apply their remedies to vices, not to names; to the causes of evil which are permanent, not the occasional organs by which they act, and the transitory modes in which they appear
It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues
I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores
The first step towards vice is to shroud innocent actions in mystery, and whoever likes to conceal something sooner or later has reason to conceal it
The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds
Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them and require moderate use rather than total abstinence
Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues
Every day confirms my opinion on the superiority of a vicious life - and if virtue is not its own reward I don't know any other stipend annexed to it
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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