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We confess to little faults only to persuade others that we have no great ones.
We confess to little faults only to persuade others that we have no great ones.
Observe your enemies, for they first find your faults.
Observe your enemies, for they first find your faults.
A single bad habit will mar an otherwise faultless character, as an ink- drop soileth the pure white page.
A single bad habit will mar an otherwise faultless character, as an ink- drop soileth the pure white page.
A diamond with a flaw is better than a common stone that is perfect.
A diamond with a flaw is better than a common stone that is perfect.
Confessed faults are half-mended.
Confessed faults are half-mended.
People mistake their limitations for high standards.
People mistake their limitations for high standards.
A man's personal defects will commonly have with the rest of the world precisely that importance which they have to read more
A man's personal defects will commonly have with the rest of the world precisely that importance which they have to himself. If he makes light of them, so will other men.
A man can become so accustomed to the thought of his own faults that he will begin to cherish them read more
A man can become so accustomed to the thought of his own faults that he will begin to cherish them as charming little "personal characteristics."
The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.
The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.
