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> [Make no man your idol, for the best man must have faults; and his faults will insensibly become yours, in addition to your own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/washington-allston/make-no-man-your-idol-for-the-best-man-must-have-faults-and-his/)

[Washington Allston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/washington-allston/)

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## More by Washington Allston

> [It is my greatest misfortune to be too lazy, and by the few mortifications I have already set with on that account I predict…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/washington-allston/it-is-my-greatest-misfortune-to-be-too-lazy-and-by-the-few/)

[Washington Allston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/washington-allston/)

> [Selfishness in art, as in other things, is sensibility kept at home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/washington-allston/selfishness-in-art-as-in-other-things-is-sensibility-kept-at-home/)

[Washington Allston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/washington-allston/)

> [It is a hard matter for a man to lie all over, nature having provided king's evidence in almost every member. The hand will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/washington-allston/it-is-a-hard-matter-for-a-man-to-lie-all-over-nature-having-provided/)

[Washington Allston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/washington-allston/)

> [Desert being the essential condition of praise, there can be no reality in the one without the other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/washington-allston/desert-being-the-essential-condition-of-praise-there-can-be-no/)

[Washington Allston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/washington-allston/)

> [Never judge a work of art by its defects.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/washington-allston/never-judge-a-work-of-art-by-its-defects/)

[Washington Allston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/washington-allston/)

> [Humility is also a healing virtue; it will cicatrize a thousand wounds, which pride would keep forever open.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/washington-allston/humility-is-also-a-healing-virtue-it-will-cicatrize-a-thousand-wounds/)

[Washington Allston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/washington-allston/)

> [The love of gain never made a painter; but it has marred many.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/washington-allston/the-love-of-gain-never-made-a-painter-but-it-has-marred-many/)

[Washington Allston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/washington-allston/)

> [If an Artist love his Art for its own sake, he will delight in excellence wherever he meets it, as well in the work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/washington-allston/if-an-artist-love-his-art-for-its-own-sake-he-will-delight-in/)

[Washington Allston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/washington-allston/)

> [Never expect justice from a vain man; if he has the negative magnanimity not to disparage you, it is the most you can expect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/washington-allston/never-expect-justice-from-a-vain-man-if-he-has-the-negative/)

[Washington Allston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/washington-allston/)

> [I have no ambition to shine beyond my abilities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/washington-allston/i-have-no-ambition-to-shine-beyond-my-abilities/)

[Washington Allston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/washington-allston/)

> [The greatest of all fools is the proud fool--who is at the mercy of every fool he meets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/washington-allston/the-greatest-of-all-fools-is-the-proud-fool-who-is-at-the-mercy-of/)

[Washington Allston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/washington-allston/)

> [Injustice allowed at home is not likely to be corrected abroad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/washington-allston/injustice-allowed-at-home-is-not-likely-to-be-corrected-abroad/)

[Washington Allston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/washington-allston/)

> [Nothing is rarer than a solitary lie; for lies breed like Surinam toads; you cannot tell one but out it comes with a hundred…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/washington-allston/nothing-is-rarer-than-a-solitary-lie-for-lies-breed-like-surinam/)

[Washington Allston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/washington-allston/)

> [Make no man your idol, for the best man must have faults; and his faults will insensibly become yours, in addition to your own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/washington-allston/make-no-man-your-idol-for-the-best-man-must-have-faults-and-his/)

[Washington Allston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/washington-allston/)

> [The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/washington-allston/the-only-competition-worthy-of-a-wise-man-is-with-himself/)

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