It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others, and to forget his own, ... You can't clear your own fields while you're counting the rocks on your neighbor's farm.

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It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others, and to forget his own. [Lat., Est proprium stultitiae aliorum vitia cernere, oblivisci suorum.]

— Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero)

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.]

— Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero)

We want the qualities of fools that our faults devour, then us. (Nous voulons qualitÃ©s des fous - Que nos dÃ©fauts dÃ©vorent, puis nous.) (From Fables 1, The Cheetah / Le GuÃ©pard)

— Charles de LEUSSE

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He's a Blockhead who wants a proof of what heCan't PerceiveAnd he's a Fool who tries to make such aBlockhead believe.

— William Blake

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Maybe if people think they have this terrific quality, then they'll forget about the calories and the fat,

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