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.

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.

Never find fault with the absent.

Never find fault with the absent.

The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.

The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.

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."

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'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.

Love him who tells you your faults in private.

Love him who tells you your faults in private.