It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
One who cannot live in harmony with others is regarded as an ignorant fool, even if he happens to be very learned in various matters.
It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in error.
Truly it is an evil to be full of faults; but it is a still greater evil to be full of them and to be unwilling to recognize them, since that is to add the further fault of a voluntary illusion.
A fool is wise in his eyes.
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other people's minds, as if they believe that the world is always contemplating their individual charms and virtues.
The essence of a man is found in his faults.
People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are willing to remain actually fools.
If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.
The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The mistakes of the wise man are known to himself, but not to the world.