Vices Quotes - Page 2

He talks at the drop of a pause.

[Tolstoy] does not necessarily get rid of [his angry] temperament by undergoing religious conversion, and indeed it is obvious that the illusion of having been reborn may allow one's native vices to flourish more freely than ever, though perhaps in subtler forms.

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

True sense of humour and true, deep happiness never depend on the after effects of destructive vices

How I admired people who talked about their vices as though they were distant relatives they'd learn to put up with because they couldn't quite disown them.

It gives me great strength to know that half the people I meet are below average.

We'd all like a reputation for generosity and we'd all like to buy it cheap.

I always read the last page of a book first so that if I die before I finish I'll know how it turned out.

Let's just say he has too many pigeons on his antenna.