There is more than a morsel of truth in the saying, “He who hates vice hates mankind.” – W. MacNeile Dixon
We are more inclined to regret our virtues than our vices; but only the very honest will admit this. – Holbrook Jackson
It has ever been my experience that folks who have no vices, have very few virtues. – Abraham Lincoln
There are two types of people in this world, good and bad. The good sleep better, but the bad seem to enjoy the waking hours much more. – Woody Allen
What often prevents our abandoning ourselves to a single vice is, our having more than one. – François VI de la Rochefoucault (1613–1680)
It would seem that Nature has prescribed to every one from the moment of his birth certain limits for virtue and vice. – François VI de la Rochefoucault (1613–1680)
It is good to be without vices, but it is not good to be without temptations. – Walter Bagehot
Our virtues and vices couple with one another, and get children that resemble both their parents. – George Savile, Marquess de Halifax, Miscellaneous Thoughts and Reflections
The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds. – Samuel Butler
Vices are character traits. Sins are specific acts of commission or omission. Once Judaism and Christianity adopted the concepts of vice and virtue from the Greek and Roman moralists, vices were often called sins and sins vices. The seven deadly – Solomon Schimmel
The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure theyre going to have some pretty annoying virtues. – Elizabeth Taylor
