JUPITER, it is said, once gave
to man two
wallets, one in which to put
the faults of
his neighbors, and one for
his own.
One was much smaller than the other, and
both hung from a girdle, which was
to be
thrown over the shoulders so that one wallet
should hang in front, and one behind.
The man kept the large one in front for
his
neighbors' faults and the small one behind for
his own, so that, while the former was always
in sight, it took some trouble to see the latter.
This custom, which began thus early, is not
unknown at the present day.
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