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Then farewell, Horace; whom I hated so,
Not for thy faults, but mine.
Then farewell, Horace; whom I hated so,
Not for thy faults, but mine.
They say, best men are moulded out of faults; And, for the most, become much more the better For being read more
They say, best men are moulded out of faults; And, for the most, become much more the better For being a little bad.
Thou hast no faults, or I no faults can spy;
Thou art all beauty, or all blindness I.
Thou hast no faults, or I no faults can spy;
Thou art all beauty, or all blindness I.
His very faults smack of the raciness of his good qualities.
His very faults smack of the raciness of his good qualities.
Love him who tells you your faults in private.
Love him who tells you your faults in private.
Men still had faults, and men will have them still;
He that hath none, and lives as angels do,
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Men still had faults, and men will have them still;
He that hath none, and lives as angels do,
Must be an angel.
- Wentworth Dillon, Earl of Roscomon,
When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them
When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them
Her new bark is worse than ten times her old bite.
Her new bark is worse than ten times her old bite.
I like a friend better for having faults that one can talk about
I like a friend better for having faults that one can talk about
