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title: "9 Men Stumble Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [Even when powerful men stumble, they inspire fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nell-scovell/even-when-powerful-men-stumble-they-inspire-fear/)

[Nell Scovell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nell-scovell/)

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> [Men do not stumble over mountains, but over mole hills.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/men-do-not-stumble-over-mountains-but-over-mole-hills/)

[Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/)

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> [Men stumble over pebbles, never over mountains.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/men-stumble-over-pebbles-never-over-mountains/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“Men do not stumble over mountains, but over molehills.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/men-do-not-stumble-over-mountains-but-over-molehills/)

[Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/)

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> [For many men that stumble at the threshold are well foretold that danger lurks within.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/for-many-men-that-stumble-at-the-threshold-are-well-foretold-that/)

[William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/)

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> [Men often stumble onto the truth but then quickly dust themselves off and hurry away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/men-often-stumble-onto-the-truth-but-then-quickly-dust-themselves-off/)

[Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/)

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> [Some think it is the big things that cause men to stumble. Often it is the minor ones that shake us the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bevere/some-think-it-is-the-big-things-that-cause-men-to-stumble-often-it-is/)

[John Bevere](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bevere/)

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> [Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/men-stumble-over-the-truth-from-time-to-time-but-most-pick-themselves/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“Men sometimes stumble over the truth, but often pick themselves up and hurry off as though nothing had happened”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/men-sometimes-stumble-over-the-truth-but-often-pick-themselves-up-and/)

[Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/)

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