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    Jupiter has placed upon us two wallets. Hanging behind each
    person's back he has given one full of his own faults; in front
    he has hung a heavy one full of other people's.
    [Lat., Peras imposuit Jupiter nobis duas.
    Propriis repletam vitiis post tergum dedit;
    Alienis ante pectus supendit gravem.]

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Chide him for faults, and do it reverently,
When you perceive his blood inclined to mirth,
But, read more

Chide him for faults, and do it reverently,
When you perceive his blood inclined to mirth,
But, being moody, give him time and scope,
Till that his passions, like a whale on ground,
Confound themselves with working.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Faults Quotes,
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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.]

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Do you wish to find out a person's weak points? Note the
failings he has the quickest eye for read more

Do you wish to find out a person's weak points? Note the
failings he has the quickest eye for in others. They may not be
the very failings he is himself conscious of; but they will be
their next-door neighbors. No man keeps such a jealous lookout
as a rival.

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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,

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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.]

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You crystal break, for fear of breaking it:
Careless and careful hands like faults commit.

You crystal break, for fear of breaking it:
Careless and careful hands like faults commit.

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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

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Faults Quotes,
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He who excuses himself, accuses himself.
[Fr., Qui s'excuse, s'accuse.]

He who excuses himself, accuses himself.
[Fr., Qui s'excuse, s'accuse.]

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I will chide no breather in the world but myself, against whom I
know most faults.

I will chide no breather in the world but myself, against whom I
know most faults.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Faults Quotes,
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