Vice
Men’s evil manners live in brass.
—Alexandre Dumas Fils (1824-1895 French novelist and playwright)
The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
—Socrates (ca. 470-399 B.C. Greek philosopher)
One sin opens the door for another.
—German proverb
When you choose the lesser of two evils, always remember that it is still an evil.
—Max Lerner (1902-1992 American journalist)
A flattering friend is your worst enemy.
—Danish proverb
The empty vessel makes the greatest sound.
—William Sharespear (1564-1616 British playwright and poet)
A friend that frowns is better than a smiling enemy.
—Suraine
A liar is not believed even though he tells the truth.
—Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 B.C. Roman statesman and orator)
Wealth is like seawater, the more we drink, the thirstier we become.
—Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860 German philosopher)
As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion.
—Antisthenes (445-365 B.C. Greek philosopher)
An irritable man is like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way, tormenting himself with his own prickles.
—Thomas Hood (1799-1845 British poet)
Anger is seldom without an argument, but seldom with a good one.
—Edward Frederick Hulifax (1881-1959 British politician)
The greater the man, the more restrained his anger.
—Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso 43 B.C. – A.D.17 Roman poet)
Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.
—William Shakespeare (1564-1616 British playwright and poet)
Golden opportunities are nothing to laziness, but industry makes the commonest chance golden.
—Orison Swett Marden (1850-1924 American author)