Vice

Vice

Vice is a practice or a behavior or habit considered immoral, depraved, or degrading in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refer to a fault, a negative character trait, a defect, an infirmity, or merely a bad habit. Synonyms for vice include fault, depravity, sin, iniquity, wickedness, and corruption.

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Famous quotes containing the word vice:

    “And they lie like wedges,
    Thick end to thin end and thin end to thick end,
    And are a figure of the way the strong
    Of mind and strong of arm should fit together,
    One thick where one is thin and vice versa.”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)

    “I prefer a pleasant vice to an annoying virtue.”
    —Molière [Jean Baptiste Poquelin] (1622–1673)

    “There is no vice so simple but assumes
    Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)