Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield - Vice, in its true light, is so deformed, that it shocks ...

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Zitate

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.

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Vice ist in seinem wahren Licht so deformiert, dass es uns auf den ersten Blick erschüttert; und würde uns kaum verführen, wenn es nicht die Maske irgendeiner Tugend trug.

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