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Never find fault with the absent.
Never find fault with the absent.
A man's personal defects will commonly have with the rest of the world precisely that importance which they have to read more
A man's personal defects will commonly have with the rest of the world precisely that importance which they have to himself. If he makes light of them, so will other men.
Confessed faults are half-mended.
Confessed faults are half-mended.
I look at Liv Tyler and think "It's not fair," because I can't find a flaw on her. And on read more
I look at Liv Tyler and think "It's not fair," because I can't find a flaw on her. And on top of that she seems nice, so it's really not fair.
Everybody has that thing where they need to look one way but they come out looking another way and that's read more
Everybody has that thing where they need to look one way but they come out looking another way and that's what people observe. You see someone on the street and essentially what you notice about them is the flaw.
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.
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is
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.
People mistake their limitations for high standards.
People mistake their limitations for high standards.