Defects Quotes

343 quotes by 269 authors

I have known no man of genius who had not to pay, in some affliction or defect, either physical or spiritual, for what the gods… — Max Beerbohm
Endeavor to be patient in bearing with the defects and infirmities of others, of what sort 'soever they be; for that thyself also has many… — Thomas a Kempis
The deepest poverty is the inability of joy, the tediousness of a life considered absurd and contradictory. This poverty is widespread today, in very different… — Pope Benedict XVI
Simplicity is a pleasant thing in children, or at any age, but it is not necessarily admirable, nor is affectation altogether a thing of evil.… — Charles Horton Cooley
If we don't see a failure as a challenge to modify our approach, but rather as a problem with ourselves, as a personality defect, we… — Tony Robbins
[M]y fervent supplications to that Almighty Being who rules over the universe; who presides in the councils of nations; and whose providential aid can supply… — George Washington
The defect of power in the existing confederacy, to regulate the commerce between its several members is in the number of those which have been… — James Madison
This policy of supplying by opposite and rival interests, the defect of better motives, might be traced through the whole system of human affairs, both… — James Madison
It may be considered as an objection inherent in the principle, that as every appeal to the people would carry an implication of some defect… — James Madison
Monarchies, aristocracies, and religions are all based upon that large defect in your race - the individual's distrust of his neighbor, and his desire, for… — Mark Twain
[M]y wish is, that the Convention may adopt no temporizing expedient, but probe the defects of the Constitution [i.e., the Articles of Confederation] to the… — George Washington
To what expedient then shall we finally resort, for maintaining in practice the necessary partition of power among the several departments, as laid down in… — James Madison
Often the great scientists, by turning the problem around a bit, changed a defect to an asset. For example, many scientists when they found they… — Richard Hamming
The defects of the children mirror the defects of the parents. — Herbert Spencer
I am someone who takes everything very literally. I simply do not understand irony, a defect I have had ever since I was able to… — Werner Herzog
With whom do you argue? With a woman, of course. Not with a friend, because he accepted all your defects the moment he found you.… — Marcello Mastroianni
Never judge a work of art by its defects. — Washington Allston
A man's personal defects will commonly have with the rest of the world precisely that importance which they have to himself. If he makes light… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Propose to an Englishman any principle, or any instrument, however admirable, and you will observe that the whole effort of the English mind is directed… — Charles Babbage
Well I think it is often the case that the biggest bullies take what they know to be their own defects, as they see it,… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling

Who Wrote These Defects Quotes

269 authors contributed a total of 343 Defects Quotes, led by these top contributors: