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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.
Her new bark is worse than ten times her old bite.
Her new bark is worse than ten times her old bite.
His very faults smack of the raciness of his good qualities.
His very faults smack of the raciness of his good qualities.
Blame it on a simple twist of fate.
Blame it on a simple twist of fate.
Bad men excuse their faults; good men abandon them
Bad men excuse their faults; good men abandon them
The glorious fault of angels and of gods.
The glorious fault of angels and of gods.
He who excuses himself, accuses himself.
[Fr., Qui s'excuse, s'accuse.]
He who excuses himself, accuses himself.
[Fr., Qui s'excuse, s'accuse.]
How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them
How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them
There is nothing that will kill a man so soon as having nobody to find fault with but himself.
There is nothing that will kill a man so soon as having nobody to find fault with but himself.
