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

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.

Blame it on a simple twist of fate.

Blame it on a simple twist of fate.

Chide him for faults, and do it reverently,
When you perceive his blood inclined to mirth,
But, read more

Chide him for faults, and do it reverently,
When you perceive his blood inclined to mirth,
But, being moody, give him time and scope,
Till that his passions, like a whale on ground,
Confound themselves with working.

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

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

Bad men excuse their faults, good men will leave them.

Bad men excuse their faults, good men will leave them.

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.

Pride is the mask we make of our faults

Pride is the mask we make of our faults

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