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The absence of flaw in beauty is itself a flaw.
The absence of flaw in beauty is itself a flaw.
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.
People mistake their limitations for high standards.
People mistake their limitations for high standards.
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."
Confessed faults are half-mended.
Confessed faults are half-mended.
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst
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.
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.
