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They were all like one another as halfpence are, every one fault
seeming monstrous till his fellow-fault came to read more
They were all like one another as halfpence are, every one fault
seeming monstrous till his fellow-fault came to match it.
Who mix'd reason with pleasure, and wisdom with mirth;
If he had any faults, he has left us in read more
Who mix'd reason with pleasure, and wisdom with mirth;
If he had any faults, he has left us in doubt.
Her new bark is worse than ten times her old bite.
Her new bark is worse than ten times her old bite.
I will chide no breather in the world but myself, against whom I
know most faults.
I will chide no breather in the world but myself, against whom I
know most faults.
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.
Blame it on a simple twist of fate.
Blame it on a simple twist of fate.
Pride is the mask we make of our faults
Pride is the mask we make of our faults
His very faults smack of the raciness of his good qualities.
His very faults smack of the raciness of his good qualities.
Do you wish to find out a person's weak points? Note the
failings he has the quickest eye for read more
Do you wish to find out a person's weak points? Note the
failings he has the quickest eye for in others. They may not be
the very failings he is himself conscious of; but they will be
their next-door neighbors. No man keeps such a jealous lookout
as a rival.
