1. Covering up one shortcoming will expose another shortcoming. ——Aesop

2. Forgetting your own shortcomings will lead to pride and complacency. ——Democritus

3. A shortcoming is not entirely a shortcoming, as long as it does not hate virtue. ——Chamfort

4. Flaws do not cover up excellence, and excellence does not cover up flaws. ——Dai Sheng

5. A person without shortcomings obviously does not exist, because he cannot find a friend in this world. He seems to belong to a completely different species.

——Herzlit