Defects Quotes

343 quotes by 269 authors

Sickness is mankind's greatest defect. — Georg C. Lichtenberg
The practice of patience toward one another, the overlooking of one another's defects, and the bearing of one another's burdens is the most elementary condition… — Lawrence G. Lovasik
Only a kind person is able to judge another justly and to make allowances for his weaknesses. A kind eye, while recognizing defects, sees beyond… — Lawrence G. Lovasik
Only in Britain could it be thought a defect to be too clever by half. The probability is that too many people are too stupid… — John Major
We don't love qualities, we love persons; sometimes by reason of their defects as well as of their qualities. — Thomas Mann
We know our friends by their defects rather than by their merits. — W. Somerset Maugham
Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull. — W. Somerset Maugham
There is something wrong about the man who wants help. There is somewhere a deep defect, a want, in brief, a need, a crying need,… — Herman Melville
If I say I've got two versions of Word - that old one from 1982 that's perfect, with zero defects; or the new one that's… — Nathan Myhrvold
I am Jose Mourinho and I don't change. I arrive with all my qualities and my defects. — Jose Mourinho
Evil has no substance of its own, but is only the defect, excess, perversion, or corruption of that which has substance. — John Henry Newman
As a father and grandfather, I have witnessed firsthand the joy of new life entering the world. I know the pain and apprehension that goes… — Solomon Ortiz
I worked with the March of Dimes to enact legislation for a national birth defects prevention program to provide surveillance, research and preventive services aimed… — Solomon Ortiz
Trust not yourself, but your defects to know, make use of every friend and every foe. — Alexander Pope
Thank you for accepting me as I am, with my virtues and defects. — Jenni Rivera
Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The defects and faults of the mind are like wounds in the body; after all imaginable care has been taken to heal them up, still… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Some people displease with merit, and others' very faults and defects are pleasing. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The fundamental defect of fathers, in our competitive society, is that they want their children to be a credit to them. — Bertrand Russell

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