Men do not suspect faults which they do not commit.

men do not suspect faults which they do not commit

No weakness of the human mind has more frequently incurred animadversion, than the negligence with which men overlook their own faults, however flagrant, and the easiness with which they pardon them, however frequently repeated.

Bachelors have consciences, married men have wives.

In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it

The natural progress of the works of men is from rudeness to convenience, from convenience to elegance, and from elegance to nicety