vice

The most important work that a spiritual wrestler can do is to enter
within the heart, there to fight Satan; to hate and repel the thoughts
that he inspires and to wage war upon him.

Ego is vital but not noble.

The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.

It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues

Maude: Vice, Virtue. It's best not to be too moral. You cheat yourself out of too much life. Aim above morality. If you apply that to life, then you're bound to live life fully.

Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each New Year find you a better man.

"Men differ in their virtues, if any, but they are alike in their vices."
--Gail Wynand, The Fountainhead.

Men imagine that they communicate their virtue or vice only by overt actions, and do not see that virtue or vice emit a breath every moment.