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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.
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
Blame it on a simple twist of fate.
Blame it on a simple twist of fate.
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.
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.
When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them
When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them
You crystal break, for fear of breaking it:
Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
You crystal break, for fear of breaking it:
Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
Every one has his faults: but we do not see the wallet on our
own backs.
[Lat., Suus read more
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.]
