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Observe your enemies, for they first find your faults.
Observe your enemies, for they first find your faults.
We confess to little faults only to persuade others that we have no great ones.
We confess to little faults only to persuade others that we have no great ones.
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.
Love him who tells you your faults in private.
Love him who tells you your faults in private.
Confessed faults are half-mended.
Confessed faults are half-mended.
A single bad habit will mar an otherwise faultless character, as an ink- drop soileth the pure white page.
A single bad habit will mar an otherwise faultless character, as an ink- drop soileth the pure white page.
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.
A man can become so accustomed to the thought of his own faults that he will begin to cherish them read more
A man can become so accustomed to the thought of his own faults that he will begin to cherish them as charming little "personal characteristics."
People mistake their limitations for high standards.
People mistake their limitations for high standards.
