“And when (one with the highest excellence) does not wrangle (about his low position), no one finds fault with him.”

“No one will seek the highest [things] if he believes that there is no truth, that nothing is his fault, and that government will guarantee his wants.”

“Every man carries two bags about him, one in front and one behind, and both are full of faults. The bag in front contains his neighbors' faults, the one behind his own. Hence it is that men do not see their own faults, but never fail to see those of others.”

“One of the surest evidences of friendship that one individual can display to another is telling him gently of a fault. If any other can excel it, it is listening to such a disclosure with gratitude, and amending the error.”

“To require God to prove that He is able and willing to fulfill His promises would be proof positive that one does not trust Him.”

“When one experiences truth, the madness of finding fault with others disappears.”