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He has no fault except that he has no fault.
[Lat., Nihil peccat, nisi quod nihil peccat.]

He has no fault except that he has no fault.
[Lat., Nihil peccat, nisi quod nihil peccat.]

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Jupiter has placed upon us two wallets. Hanging behind each
person's back he has given one full of his read more

Jupiter has placed upon us two wallets. Hanging behind each
person's back he has given one full of his own faults; in front
he has hung a heavy one full of other people's.
[Lat., Peras imposuit Jupiter nobis duas.
Propriis repletam vitiis post tergum dedit;
Alienis ante pectus supendit gravem.]

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Every one has his faults: but we do not see the wallet on our
own backs.
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Every one has his faults: but we do not see the wallet on our
own backs.
[Lat., Suus quoque attributus est error:
Sed non videmus, manticae quid in tergo est.]

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His very faults smack of the raciness of his good qualities.

His very faults smack of the raciness of his good qualities.

by Washington Irving Found in: Faults Quotes,
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Happy the man when he has not the defects of his qualities.
[Fr., Heureux l'homme quand il n'a pas read more

Happy the man when he has not the defects of his qualities.
[Fr., Heureux l'homme quand il n'a pas les defauts de ses
qualites.]

by Isaac D'israeli Found in: Faults Quotes,
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Thou hast no faults, or I no faults can spy;
Thou art all beauty, or all blindness I.

Thou hast no faults, or I no faults can spy;
Thou art all beauty, or all blindness I.

by Christopher Codrington Found in: Faults Quotes,
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He who excuses himself, accuses himself.
[Fr., Qui s'excuse, s'accuse.]

He who excuses himself, accuses himself.
[Fr., Qui s'excuse, s'accuse.]

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It is to see the faults of others, but difficult to see once own faults. One shows the faults of read more

It is to see the faults of others, but difficult to see once own faults. One shows the faults of others like chaff winnowed in the wind, but one conceals one's own faults as a cunning gambler conceals his dice.

by Buddha Found in: Faults Quotes,
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Pride is the mask we make of our faults

Pride is the mask we make of our faults

by Hebrew Proverb Found in: Faults Quotes,
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