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Blame it on a simple twist of fate.
Blame it on a simple twist of fate.
The defects of great men are the consolation of the dunces.
The defects of great men are the consolation of the dunces.
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.]
Who mix'd reason with pleasure, and wisdom with mirth;
If he had any faults, he has left us in read more
Who mix'd reason with pleasure, and wisdom with mirth;
If he had any faults, he has left us in doubt.
Bad men excuse their faults, good men will leave them.
Bad men excuse their faults, good men will leave them.
Pride is the mask we make of our faults
Pride is the mask we make of our faults
Her new bark is worse than ten times her old bite.
Her new bark is worse than ten times her old bite.
He has no fault except that he has no fault.
[Lat., Nihil peccat, nisi quod nihil peccat.]
He has no fault except that he has no fault.
[Lat., Nihil peccat, nisi quod nihil peccat.]
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,
