<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=372088" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Sonnet: Vices</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">’Tis easy slipping down any ladder; <br>’Tis easy to tumble down the hillside; <br>’Tis easy to fall down from a tree-top; <br>’Tis easy to slip off footboard of bus. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">’Tis hard to climb the rungs of Life’s- ladder <br>’Tis hard to ascend the steep mountain- side; <br>’Tis hard to climb the slippery tree-trunk <br>’Tis hard to keep Balance on alcohol! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">’Tis hard to maintain virtues in one’s life; <br>’Tis hard to maintain the balance of mind; <br>’Tis hard to do just the good things in life; <br>’Tis hard to keep off from wine, women, sex. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">’Tis easy to contract vices on Earth; <br>’Tis hard to shake them off, even by stealth.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=John+Celes">John Celes</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=372088" data-title="Sonnet: Vices de John Celes" data-description="’Tis easy slipping down any ladder; ’Tis easy to tumble down the hillside; ’Tis easy to fall down from a tree-top; ’Tis easy to slip off footboard of bus. ’Tis hard to climb the rungs of Life’s- ladder ’Tis hard to ascend the s..."></div> </div> </div>

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