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Vice Quotes by Gilbert K. Chesterton
- A new philosophy generally means in practice the praise of some old vice.
- The whole truth is generally the ally of virtue; a half-truth is always the ally of some vice.
- Virtue is not the absence of vices or the avoidance of moral dangers; virtue is a vivid and separate thing, like pain or a particular…
- The act of defending any of the cardinal virtues has today all the exhilaration of a vice.
More Vice Quotes
- Ignorance and a narrow education lay the foundation of vice, and imitation and custom rear it up. — Mary Astell
- Piety is the most solid goodness, and the vilest of what is evil is vice. — Abu Bakr
- Where the state begins, individual liberty ceases, and vice versa. — Mikhail Bakunin
- When law becomes despotic, morals are relaxed, and vice versa. — Honore de Balzac
- Fast cars are my only vice. — Michael Bay
- Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without himself. — Henry Ward Beecher
- It is all about marketing; that is where the real craft comes in. The best actors do not necessarily become the biggest… — Dirk Benedict
- Remember, no one decides who they're going to vote for based on the vice president. I mean that literally. — Joe Biden
- Except for the title 'father,' there is no title, including 'vice president,' that I am more proud to wear than that of… — Joe Biden
- What this country needs what every country needs occasionally is a good hard bloody war to revive the vice of patriotism on… — Ambrose Bierce
- The foundation of empire is art and science. Remove them or degrade them, and the empire is no more. Empire follows art… — William Blake
- Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues. — Napoleon Bonaparte