A scepter snatched with an unruly hand must be as boisterously maintained as gained; and he that stands upon a slippery place makes nice of no vile hold to stay him up.
Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied; and vice sometime’s by action dignified.
- Topic: Action, Virtue
- Location: Lake Tahoe
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
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