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Never find fault with the absent.
Never find fault with the absent.
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.
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.
Observe your enemies, for they first find your faults.
Observe your enemies, for they first find your faults.
Love him who tells you your faults in private.
Love him who tells you your faults in private.
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.
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.
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.
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."
