Lapses

Whoever looks at his own lapses, the faults of others seem trivial to him. مَنْ أبْصَرَ زَلَّتَهُ صَغُرَتْ عِندَهُ زَلَّةُ غَيْرِهِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Whoever is blind to his own lapses, the errors of others seem great to him. مَنْ عَمِىَ عَنْ زَلَّتِهِ اِسْتَعْظَمَ زَلَّةَ غَيْرِهِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Lapses are a cause of regret. الزَّلَلُ مَنْدَمَةٌ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The lapse of one who is [evidently] pious is the worst of lapses and the sickness of ignobility is... زَلَّةُ المُتَوَقّي أشَدُّ زَلَّة، وعِلَّةُ اللَُّؤْمِ أقْبَحُ عِلَّة۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The slip of the foot is the easiest to recover from [unlike other lapses]. زَلَّةُ القَدَمِ أهْوَنُ اسْتِدْراك۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم