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Quote by Samuel Butler
Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of

Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them and require moderated use rather than total abstinence. – Samuel Butler

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The excess of virtue is a vice. – Greek Proverb

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If one is not virtuous he becomes vicious. – Christian Nevell Bovee

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