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    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.

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Jupiter has placed upon us two wallets. Hanging behind each
person's back he has given one full of his read more

Jupiter has placed upon us two wallets. Hanging behind each
person's back he has given one full of his own faults; in front
he has hung a heavy one full of other people's.
[Lat., Peras imposuit Jupiter nobis duas.
Propriis repletam vitiis post tergum dedit;
Alienis ante pectus supendit gravem.]

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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.]

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Happy the man when he has not the defects of his qualities.
[Fr., Heureux l'homme quand il n'a pas read more

Happy the man when he has not the defects of his qualities.
[Fr., Heureux l'homme quand il n'a pas les defauts de ses
qualites.]

by Isaac D'israeli Found in: Faults Quotes,
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Pride is the mask we make of our faults

Pride is the mask we make of our faults

by Hebrew Proverb Found in: Faults Quotes,
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When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them

When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them

by Confucius Found in: Faults Quotes,
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Who'd bear to hear the Gracchi chide sedition? (Listen to those
who denounce what they do themselves.)
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Who'd bear to hear the Gracchi chide sedition? (Listen to those
who denounce what they do themselves.)
[Lat., Quis tulerit Gracchos de seditone querentes?]

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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

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Faults Quotes,
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Bad men excuse their faults; good men abandon them

Bad men excuse their faults; good men abandon them

by John Ruskin Found in: Faults Quotes,
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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,

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