The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.
The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves.
Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong.
Let no one be willing to speak ill of the absent.
The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present seem to be quite commonplace.
If we were faultless we should not be so much annoyed by the defects of those with whom we associate.
And oftentimes excusing of a fault doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.
He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts.
Never find fault with the absent.
Faultless to a fault.