VICE QUOTES II
quotations about vice
We tolerate without rebuke the vices with which we have grown familiar.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS
The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
Virtue and vice are concepts invented by human beings, words for a morality which human beings arbitrarily devised.
OSAMU DAZAI
No Longer Human
Here's a rule I recommend: Never practice two vices at once.
TALLULAH BANKHEAD
Tallulah: My Autobiography
We could speculate why the soul's vices are so dangerous; but let me note one especially important fact. Because such sins start as intangible realities, they are the more insidious: we may not be aware of them until it is too late to do much about it.
HOWARD A. REDMOND
Our Hearts Are Restless: Meditations on Learning to Live
We have all our vices, and the best
Is he who with the fewest is oppressed.
HORACE
attributed, Poetical Quotations from Chaucer to Tennyson
When virtue hides her face it is called modesty; when vice does so, it is called shame.
EVAN ESAR
20,000 Quips & Quotes
Vices are their own punishment.
AESOP
Fables
It's only love that can make virtues grow and vices decrease.
TERRANCE KLEIN
"Want more humility? There's a prayer for that", America Magazine, August 26, 2016
When we talk about vices, we generally talk, as we have done here, about individuals doing things we consider to be bad. But there is another side to all this: Who is 'we'? How does this 'we' decide what is good and bad?
GREG BRUCE
"What is a vice and how do we get over them?", New Zealand Herald, April 22, 2017
We are all just bundles of vices: collections of actions that aren't necessarily good for us, that have the potential to hurt our bodies or minds, our relationships, our financial or work prospects; things that feel good in the moment, but are maybe not so good for our futures.
GREG BRUCE
"What is a vice and how do we get over them?", New Zealand Herald, April 22, 2017
I think it is extremely interesting to think that, in some cases, vice might be, finally, more redemptive than virtue.
KATY LEDERER
interview, Identity Theory, February 12, 2005
The moral cement of all society is virtue; it unites and preserves, while vice separates and destroys.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON
Lacon
Let thy vices die before thee.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Poor Richard's Almanack, 1738
Vices are more than merely immoral or wicked behaviour, they are immoral and wicked habits which are detrimental to ourselves, our relationships with others, Creation, and the Lord.
ANONYMOUS
"Love Without Virtue", Mars' Hill, February 22, 2017
Whether it's Cheetos, Snickers bars, cigarettes or political talk radio, everybody has a vice. But, the weaknesses that fuel those vices are the real problems. The vices themselves are just symptoms of larger issues.
ROSEBUD BAKER
"This Is Your Most Secret Weakness, According To Your Zodiac Sign", Elite Daily, February 15, 2017
Death always knew how to connect vice with misfortune.
JINDRICH STYRSKY
Emilie Comes to Me in a Dream
Never support two weaknesses at the same time. It's your combination sinners -- your lecherous liars and your miserly drunkards -- who dishonor the vices and bring them into bad repute.
THORNTON WILDER
The Matchmaker
My vices are carbs, sugar, and Netflix. But at the start of every new year, I give myself grief about my crappy diet and the hours I spend on the couch.
LESLEY MIRZA
"I Took a Goat Yoga Class and It Was Hilarious", Cosmopolitan, January 19, 2017
To err is human -- but it feels divine.
DOLLY PARTON
Observer, August 7, 2005
The vices of some men are magnificent.
CHARLES LAMB
"Table-Talk and Fragments of Criticism", The Life and Works of Charles Lamb