A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault.

Nothing would be done at all if one waited until one could do it so well that no one could find fault with it.

It is almost the definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain

Bad men excuse their faults; good men abandon them

If a man looks after the faults of others, and is always inclined to be offended, his own passions will grow, and he is far from the destruction of passions.

A man can become so accustomed to the thought of his own faults that he will begin to cherish them as charming little ''personal characteristics.''