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Vice Quotes by Michel de Montaigne
- Lying is a terrible vice, it testifies that one despises God, but fears men.
- In plain truth, lying is an accursed vice. We are not men, nor have any other tie upon another, but by our word.
- I find that the best virtue I have has in it some tincture of vice.
- If virtue cannot shine bright, but by the conflict of contrary appetites, shall we then say that she cannot subsist without the assistance of vice,…
- To make judgements about great and lofty things, a soul of the same stature is needed; otherwise we ascribe to them that vice which is…
- Ambition is not a vice of little people.
- Covetousness is both the beginning and the end of the devil's alphabet - the first vice in corrupt nature that moves, and the last which…
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