John Frederick Boyes Quote

Those who, from the desire of our perfection, have the keenest eye far our faults generally compensate for it by taking a higher view of our merits than we deserve.


Life and Books: Or, Records of Thought and Reading (ed. 1859)


Those who, from the desire of our perfection, have the keenest eye far our faults generally compensate for it by taking a higher view of our merits...

Those who, from the desire of our perfection, have the keenest eye far our faults generally compensate for it by taking a higher view of our merits...

Those who, from the desire of our perfection, have the keenest eye far our faults generally compensate for it by taking a higher view of our merits...

Those who, from the desire of our perfection, have the keenest eye far our faults generally compensate for it by taking a higher view of our merits...