There is no man so good, who, were he to submit all his thoughts and actions to the laws, would not deserve hanging ten times in his life.

Nobody survives complete scrutiny. Held to every rule at every moment, including the ones inside your head, any decent person comes out looking indefensible. That is not a reason to abandon standards. It is a reason to be wary of judging someone by their worst recoverable moments, because the same method would finish you.

When you find yourself building a case against somebody, imagine the same case assembled about you from your own week. Keep the standard and lose the appetite for total exposure. Judge people on their direction and their pattern, and leave room for the hours nobody should be measured by.