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Defects Quotes by Jacques Maritain
- The love of Americans for their country is not an indulgent, it is an exacting and chastising love; they cannot tolerate its defects.
- We don't love qualities; we love a person; sometimes by reason of their defects as well as their qualities.
More Defects Quotes
- Our souls may lose their peace and even disturb other people's, if we are always criticizing trivial actions - which often are… — Teresa of Avila
- All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want of honor… — John Adams
- A man must thank his defects, and stand in some terror of his talents. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Well I think it is often the case that the biggest bullies take what they know to be their own defects, as… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
- Religion is never devoid of emotion, any more than love is. It is not a defect of religion, but rather its glory,… — D. Elton Trueblood
- Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds. — Teresa of Avila
- In truth, to know oneself seems to be the hardest of all things. Not only our eye, which observes external objects, does… — Saint Basil
- Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little… — Margaret Halsey