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The defects of great men are the consolation of the dunces.
The defects of great men are the consolation of the dunces.
Pride is the mask we make of our faults
Pride is the mask we make of our faults
He who excuses himself, accuses himself.
[Fr., Qui s'excuse, s'accuse.]
He who excuses himself, accuses himself.
[Fr., Qui s'excuse, s'accuse.]
When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them
When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them
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,
His very faults smack of the raciness of his good qualities.
His very faults smack of the raciness of his good qualities.
Because those, who twit others with their faults, should look at
home.
[Lat., Quia, qui alterum incusat probi, read more
Because those, who twit others with their faults, should look at
home.
[Lat., Quia, qui alterum incusat probi, eum ipsum se intueri
oportet.]
The glorious fault of angels and of gods.
The glorious fault of angels and of gods.
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.