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Blame it on a simple twist of fate.
Blame it on a simple twist of fate.
Pride is the mask we make of our faults
Pride is the mask we make of our faults
They say, best men are moulded out of faults; And, for the most, become much more the better For being read more
They say, best men are moulded out of faults; And, for the most, become much more the better For being a little bad.
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,
Bad men excuse their faults; good men abandon them
Bad men excuse their faults; good men abandon them
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.]
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
Confessed faults are half-mended.
Confessed faults are half-mended.
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