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Defects Quotes by W. Somerset Maugham
- I do not believe they are right who say that the defects of famous men should be ignored. I think it is better that we…
- We know our friends by their defects rather than by their merits.
- Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.
- It is one of the defects of my character that I cannot altogether dislike anyone who makes me laugh.
- Everyone had some defect, or body or of mind: he thought of all the people he had known (the whole world was like a sick…
- We know our friends by their defects rather than their merits.
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
- Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds. — 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
- In truth, to know oneself seems to be the hardest of all things. Not only our eye, which observes external objects, does… — Saint Basil
- It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become… — Joseph Addison
- It is easier to confess a defect than to claim a quality. — Max Beerbohm
- There's a gender in your brain and a gender in your body. For 99 percent of people, those things are in alignment.… — Chaz Bono
- At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the exact number of his defects and qualities,… — Albert Camus
- I'm used to always deciding everything myself. It's a blessing, but also a terrible defect. — Roberto Cavalli
- I'm a man with many defects. I love. I sing. I dream. I was born in the poor countryside. I was raised… — Hugo Chavez
- As regards the individual nature, woman is defective and misbegotten, for the active power of the male seed tends to the production… — Thomas Aquinas
- Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little… — Margaret Halsey