Failings Quotes

115 quotes by 107 authors

An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind. — Walter Bagehot
Only as you do know yourself can your brain serve you as a sharp and efficient tool. Know your own failings, passions, and prejudices so… — Bernard Baruch
Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings. — Jean de la Bruyere
He had no failings which were not owing to a noble cause; to an ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate passion for fame; a passion which… — Edmund Burke
Truth is mysterious, elusive, always to be conquered. Liberty is dangerous, as hard to live with as it is elating. We must march toward these… — Albert Camus
Our failings sometimes bind us to one another as closely as could virtue itself. — Luc de Clapiers
At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings. — Hector Berlioz
Expose not the secret failings of mankind, otherwise you must verily bring scandal upon them and distrust upon yourself. — Saadi
The blues is an art of ambiguity, an assertion of the irrepressibly human over all circumstance whether created by others or by one's own human… — Ralph Ellison
Rock 'n' Roll is a combination of good ideas dried up by fads, terrible junk, hideous failings in taste and judgment, gullibility and manipulation, moments… — Greil Marcus
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
You cry out in your sleep - all my failings expose. There's a taste in my mouth, as desperation takes holdJust that something so good… — Ian Curtis
All human beings have failings, all human beings have needs and temptations and stresses. Men and women who live together through long years get to… — Eleanor Roosevelt
The humor is essentially dark for a cartoon and sophisticated. But at the same time, being a cartoon gives the writers more freedom than in… — Dan Castellaneta
Three of the greatest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance. — Thucydides
The object of our being placed upon this earth is that we may work out an exaltation, that we may prepare ourselves to go back… — Heber J. Grant
One of the greatest weaknesses in most of us is our lack of faith in ourselves. One of our common failings is to depreciate our… — L. Tom Perry
I want to remind priests that the confessional must not be a torture chamber but rather an encounter with the Lordâ€™s mercy which spurs us… — Pope Francis
Heartbreaks, disappointments and even our own weaknesses can serve as stepping-stones to the second half of life transformation. Failings are the foundation for growth. Those… — Richard Rohr
Jesus Himself has already paid the price for your sins, so stop condemning yourself! Today, when you look into the mirror, what do you see?… — Joseph Prince

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