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Men ought to be most annoyed by the sufferings which come from
their own faults.]
[Lat., Ea molestissime read more
Men ought to be most annoyed by the sufferings which come from
their own faults.]
[Lat., Ea molestissime ferre homines debent quae ipsorum culpa
ferenda sunt.]
Who'd bear to hear the Gracchi chide sedition? (Listen to those
who denounce what they do themselves.)
[Lat., read more
Who'd bear to hear the Gracchi chide sedition? (Listen to those
who denounce what they do themselves.)
[Lat., Quis tulerit Gracchos de seditone querentes?]
Blame it on a simple twist of fate.
Blame it on a simple twist of fate.
People mistake their limitations for high standards.
People mistake their limitations for high standards.
Happy the man when he has not the defects of his qualities.
[Fr., Heureux l'homme quand il n'a pas read more
Happy the man when he has not the defects of his qualities.
[Fr., Heureux l'homme quand il n'a pas les defauts de ses
qualites.]
A diamond with a flaw is better than a common stone that is perfect.
A diamond with a flaw is better than a common stone that is perfect.
I will chide no breather in the world but myself, against whom I
know most faults.
I will chide no breather in the world but myself, against whom I
know most faults.
Bad men excuse their faults, good men will leave them.
Bad men excuse their faults, good men will leave them.
A benevolent man should allow a few faults in himself, to keep his friends in countenance.
A benevolent man should allow a few faults in himself, to keep his friends in countenance.
