Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-12-22
FAULTS.
wisconsin State Journal


Most of us have eyes that see faults
in others but become blind when we
face the mirror. And the greatest
fault we can possess is to be conscious
of none.
He who is conscious of his faults
IS gladly forgiven for most of them,
for men like their kind and he who is
without fault is lonely.
Men are sometimes loved more for
their faults than their virtues. Fault
is excess 1t as much fault to over
give as to over-get. Yet it is the gen.
erous hand and not the grasping hand
that is loved
There are passing failures in this
world that in the light of time lift up
as permanent triumphs. That which
seems to be a fault today may bios
som into an abiding virtue tomorrow.
Folks are facts. This is the hardest
truth for most folks to grasp. There
are none of us without our limitations
somewhere.
Get out the best that there is in
everybody and accept their limitations,
that we cannot change or control.
That is the right game in life.
An old proverb tells US, HE is life
less who is faultless."
We easily forget those faults which
are known only to ourselves and while
we are Indifferent to our good quail
ties, we keep on deceiving ourselves
in regard to our faults, until we last
come to look upon them as virtues.
That is weakness and weakness is a
fault to be feared.
The greatest virtue is not the free
lom from fault but the strength, the
will, the courage, the character to
overcome them.
Among the commOnest classification
Of common faults are cruelty, constant
nagging, fault-finding and selfishness.
These make disagreeable men and
lisagreeable men make disagreeable
world.
Life is what you make it and you
make it as you think it.
To a man with a smile the earth is
a circus-to the dismal man who lacks
cheer the earth is ''sea of troubles"
He who meets others with growls in
youth will be greeted with grOwls in
old age.
The man who selfishly refuses to aid
the needy should not look for aid when
in need.
The first symptom of fault infection
is to be unaware of it's presence.
Cheerfulness, ambition, sincerity,
and brotherly feelings are the best
medicines-and surest cures.
He who permits fault, with power
to prevent it, is as much at fault as
he who commits it.
One fault never justifies another.
Some faults INDUCED in are merely the
keys that open the gates to permit
greater faults to enter.
He that does one fault at first and
lies to hide it, makes it two.
A wilful fault has no excuse and de-
serves no pardon. Bad men excuse
their faults while good men attempt
to leave them.
The foolish mans fault is the wise
mans lesson. The weak man who tries
to Justify his faults by pointing to the
lonesome defect in a neighbor is like
the sieve that reminded the needle that
it had a hole in it's head.
Nothing is worth being named a
fault except that which Injuries your
self or harms your helpfulness to 9TH
ers.
Lucky the man who knows his
faults-happy the man who labors
against them.
Be your own physician-diagn
yourself carefully-seek out your fault
germ ruthlessly-do not rest until you
kill it. And they way to kill them is
to gain strength and self control that
can give a helping hand to others.