This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
Almost all our faults are more pardonable than the methods we resort to hide them.
If is never too late with us, so long as we are aware of our faults and bear them impatiently.
Hilaire Belloc, fully Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc
The worst sort of hypocrite and liar is the man who lies to himself in order to feel at ease.
He who exhibits no faults is a fool or a hypocrite whom we should distrust.
Distrust |
Cicero, fully Marcus Tullius Cicero, anglicized as Tully NULL
It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own.
Cicero, fully Marcus Tullius Cicero, anglicized as Tully NULL
Each part of life has its own pleasures. Each has its own abundant harvest, to be garnered in season. We may grow old in body, but we need never grow old in mind and spirit. We must make a stand against old age. We must atone for its faults by activity. We must exercise the mind as we exercise the body, to keep it supple and buoyant. Life may be short, but it is long enough to live honorably and well. Old age is the consummation of life, rich in blessings.
Age | Blessings | Body | Enough | Life | Life | Mind | Need | Old age | Spirit | Old |
There are some faults so nearly allied to excellence that we can scarce weed out the vice without eradicating the virtue.
Excellence | Virtue | Virtue | Excellence | Vice |
Oscar Wilde, pen name for Fingal O'Flahertie Wills
Misfortunes one can endure – they come from outside, they are accidents. But to suffer for one’s faults – ah! – there is the sting of life.
An envious man is never free of pain, just as the hypocrite is never free from fear.
Salomon ibn Gabirol, aka Solomon ben Judah or Avicebron
The fool imputes his faults to others, the wise man confesses his, the righteous avoids either.
Endeavor to be always patient of the faults and imperfections of others; for thou has many faults and imperfections of thine own that require forbearance. If thou art not able to make thyself that which thou wishest, how canst thou expect to mold another in conformity to thy will?
Art | Conformity | Forbearance | Will | Art |
Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of none.
Man | Repentance |
Voltaire, pen name of François-Marie Arouet NULL
Love has features which pierce all hearts, he wears a bandage which conceals the faults of those beloved. He has wings, he comes quickly and flies away the same.
Love |
A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has not respect for himself.
The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is itself hypocrisy.
Hypocrisy | Repentance | Vice |
Hiding your faults from others so they won’t correct you might save you from momentary unpleasantness, but you will remain with your faults... Fear of criticism stems from inferiority feelings... If you feel hurt by someone’s criticism, remember it is your choice to feel hurt. You can choose self-statements that allow you to feel grateful for the opportunity to improve yourself.
Choice | Criticism | Fear | Feelings | Inferiority | Opportunity | Self | Will |