William Shakespeare Quotes, Vices Quotes, Virtue Quotes

For in the fatness of these pursy times Virtue itself of vice must pardon beg.

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Piety is the most solid goodness, and the vilest of what is evil is vice.

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Great parts produce great vices as well as virtues.

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If we tread our vices under our feet, we make of them a ladder by which to rise to higher things.

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Disobedience, the rarest and most courageous of the virtues, is seldom distinguished from neglect, the laziest and commonest of the vices.

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Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.

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Let flattery, the handmaid of the vices, be far removed (from friendship). [Lat., Assentatio, vitiorum adjutrix, procul amoveatur.]

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Therefore, in order not to have to rob his subjects, to be able to defend himself, not to become poor and contemptible, and not to be forced to become rapacious, a prince must consider it of little importance if he incurs the name of miser, for this is one of the vices that permits him to rule.

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Envy, the meanest of vices, creeps on the ground like a serpent.

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Restfulness is a quality for cattle; the virtues are all active, life is alert.

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Pointing to another world will never stop vice among us; shedding light over this world can alone help us.

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Vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess!

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A portion of mankind take pride in their vices and pursue their purpose; many more waver between doing what is right and complying with what is wrong.

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It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.

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I would a great deal rather be anything, say professor of history, than vice president.

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A prince must be prudent enough to know how to escape the bad reputation of those vices that would lose the state for him, and must protect himself from those that will not lose it for him, if this is possible; but if he cannot, he need not concern himself unduly if he ignores these less serious vices.

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Virtues are dangerous as vices insofar as they are allowed to rule over one as authorities and not as qualities one develops oneself.

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In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you embrace another.

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The virtues of society are the vices of the saints.

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When law becomes despotic, morals are relaxed, and vice versa.

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