reprehend

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Reprehend not the imperfection of others, for that belongs to parents, masters and superiors.

From Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society by Young, John H.

Reprehend such men with more gentleness and moderation, and temper your reproof with the mildness of your countenance; and if you find it necessary to punish them, impose but an easy penance on them.

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 16 by Scott, Walter, Sir

In matters in which opinions are free, always take the side which has the most support. 70th Reprehend not the imperfections of others for that belongs to Parents Masters and Superiors.

From George Washington's Rules of Civility Traced to their Sources and Restored by Moncure D. Conway by Conway, Moncure Daniel