The vices of others we have before our eyes, our own are be… - Vicesimus Knox

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The vices of others we have before our eyes, our own are behind our backs.

Vicesimus Knox

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(8 December 1752 – 6 September 1821) was an English essayist, headmaster and Anglican priest.

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The vices of others we have before our eyes, our own are behind our backs. - Vicesimus Knox

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