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The defects of great men are the consolation of the dunces.
The defects of great men are the consolation of the dunces.
Bad men excuse their faults; good men abandon them
Bad men excuse their faults; good men abandon them
His very faults smack of the raciness of his good qualities.
His very faults smack of the raciness of his good qualities.
It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of
others, and to forget his own.
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It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of
others, and to forget his own.
[Lat., Est proprium stultitiae aliorum vitia cernere, oblivisci
suorum.]
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.
The glorious fault of angels and of gods.
The glorious fault of angels and of gods.
I like a friend better for having faults that one can talk about
I like a friend better for having faults that one can talk about
Pride is the mask we make of our faults
Pride is the mask we make of our faults
Because those, who twit others with their faults, should look at
home.
[Lat., Quia, qui alterum incusat probi, read more
Because those, who twit others with their faults, should look at
home.
[Lat., Quia, qui alterum incusat probi, eum ipsum se intueri
oportet.]
