It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of
others, and to forget his own.
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It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of
others, and to forget his own.
[Lat., Est proprium stultitiae aliorum vitia cernere, oblivisci
suorum.]

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.

Blame it on a simple twist of fate.

Blame it on a simple twist of fate.

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

Men ought to be most annoyed by the sufferings which come from
their own faults.]
[Lat., Ea molestissime read more

Men ought to be most annoyed by the sufferings which come from
their own faults.]
[Lat., Ea molestissime ferre homines debent quae ipsorum culpa
ferenda sunt.]

There is hardly any personal defect which an agreeable manner might not gradually reconcile one to

There is hardly any personal defect which an agreeable manner might not gradually reconcile one to

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.

The glorious fault of angels and of gods.

The glorious fault of angels and of gods.

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

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