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The disgrace of others often keeps tender minds from vice.

He who hates vice hates men.

He that has energy enough to root out a vice should go further, and try to plant a virtue in its place.

We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue.

Vices are simply the errors which a man makes in his search after his own happiness. Unlike crimes, they imply no malice toward others, and no interference with their persons or property.

Life would be pretty boring if we didn't have vices.

Vice, by comparison with terrible accidents, has its own peculiar explanation. For, in a way, it does occur in accordance with the rationale of nature, and its occurrence is not, so to speak, useless in relation to the whole world. For otherwise, the good would not exist, either.

He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.