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The glorious fault of angels and of gods.
The glorious fault of angels and of gods.
Bad men excuse their faults; good men abandon them
Bad men excuse their faults; good men abandon 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.
Her new bark is worse than ten times her old bite.
Her new bark is worse than ten times her old bite.
Men still had faults, and men will have them still;
He that hath none, and lives as angels do,
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Men still had faults, and men will have them still;
He that hath none, and lives as angels do,
Must be an angel.
- Wentworth Dillon, Earl of Roscomon,
Pride is the mask we make of our faults
Pride is the mask we make of our faults
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.]
Blame it on a simple twist of fate.
Blame it on a simple twist of fate.