Vice, in its true light, is so deformed, that it shocks us at first si…

Lord Chesterfield
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Vice, in its true light, is so deformed, that it shocks us at first sight; and would hardly ever seduce us, if it did not at first wear the mask of some virtue. ✨ Lord Chesterfield, David Roberts (2008). Lord Chesterfield's Letters, p.64, Oxford University Press
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Vice, in its true light, is so deformed, that it shocks us at first sight; and would hardly ever seduce us, if it did not at first wear the mask of some virtue. ✨ Lord Chesterfield, David Roberts (2008). Lord Chesterfield's Letters, p.64, Oxford University Press

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