Perhaps the sentence is missing a word, and should read: "Love is blind, and lovers cannot see the pretty follies that THEY themselves commit." In this sentence, "commit" means "to do" ("to perpetrate", "to perform". Example: "He committed murder.") Aside from its usual meaning of having a pleasing physical appearance, "pretty" can mean "very bad" ["I lost my wallet and passport while in a foreign country, and found myself in a pretty predicament." = I found myself in a very bad situation.] "pretty" can also mean "large", "considerable" ["He owns a pretty amount of gold and silver." = He owns a lot of gold and sliver.] "pretty" could also mean "apparently attractive, but only superficially." [He's full of pretty words = He says things that seem nice, but really aren't."]. Honestly, it's hard to be sure which meaning the author has in mind. If I had to guess, I'd say "apparently attractive, but really harmful." But to tell the truth, I'm not sure!