faults.

The Squire tasted once more the sweets of the only popularity which is much worth having, and the loss of which a wise man would reasonably deplore; viz., the popularity which arises from a persuasion of our goodness, and a reluctance to recall our faults.

The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 Various

Thou hast pardoned me when I committed follies which the world calls faults.

Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician Niecks, Frederick 1888

The commonest cause of the jarrings in the earth is found in the formation of fractures, known as faults.

Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography Nathaniel Southgate Shaler 1873

The squire tasted once more the sweets of the only popularity which is much worth having, and the loss of which a wise man would reasonably deplore, -- namely, the popularity which arises from a persuasion of our goodness, and a reluctance to recall our faults.

My Novel — Volume 03 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

The squire tasted once more the sweets of the only popularity which is much worth having, and the loss of which a wise man would reasonably deplore, -- namely, the popularity which arises from a persuasion of our goodness, and a reluctance to recall our faults.

My Novel — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

You are misled by your vanity; what would be faults in you are virtues in them; and things would go worse, if they were without these so-called faults.

Emile Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1745

You might kill ten asses, of the tallest Poitou standard in size and the purest Zoilus or Momus sub-variety in breed, under you while going through his "faults."

A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 George Saintsbury 1889

DON'T LEAVE US, FENTY -- Nikita Stewart's Sunday reporting on the sky-high salaries commanded by Gray's top management echelon has Harry Jaffe pining for Adrian Fenty in his Examiner column: Fenty had myriad faults. ...

DeMorning DeBonis: Feb. 22, 2011 2011

The draped folds of Anthropologie's Emerald Wicklow silk jersey frock flatter the figure while camouflaging midsection faults. $158 at www.anthropologie.com and at the boutique's Chevy Chase and Georgetown branches.

Trend Report: Red-carpet looks 2011

If she were sitting next to you right now, she’d just start pointing out all my faults.… that I have poor hand-washing skills, that I snort when I laugh, that I wear my T-shirts inside out, that I turn in messy homework, that I—

Secret of the Super-small Superstar Lin Oliver 2010