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Vices Quotes by Plutarch
- It is not histories I am writing, but lives; and in the most glorious deeds there is not always an indication of virtue or vice,…
- Lying is a most disgraceful vice; it first despises God, and then fears men.
- There is no stronger test of a person's character than power and authority, exciting as they do every passion, and discovering every latent vice.
- A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
- It is not the most distinguished achievements that men's virtues or vices may be best discovered; but very often an action of small note. An…
More Vices Quotes
- All virtue is summed up in dealing justly. — Aristotle
- Ignorance and a narrow education lay the foundation of vice, and imitation and custom rear it up. — Mary Astell
- We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves underfoot. — Saint Augustine
- It is good to be without vices, but it is not good to be without temptations. — Walter Bagehot
- 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
- Here's a rule I recommend: Never practice two vices at once. — Tallulah Bankhead