Failings Quotes

115 Failings quotes by 106 unique authors

I thank God for having given the Company subjects who belong more to Him than to themselves, and who serve the neighbor at the risk… — Vincent de Paul
If, in looking at the lives of princes, courtiers, men of rank and fashion, we must perforce depict them as idle, profligate, and criminal, we… — William Makepeace Thackeray
Scotland is my country, the nation that shaped me, that taught me my values. A nation whose achievements inspired and inspire me, a community whose… — Johann Lamont
The confession of our failings is a thankless office. It savors less of sincerity or modesty than of ostentation. It seems as if we thought… — William Hazlitt
Conscience was the barmaid of the Victorian soul. Recognizing that human beings were fallible and that their failings, though regrettable, must be humored, conscience would… — C. E. M. Joad
In the old days villains had moustaches and kicked the dog. Audiences are smarter today. They don't want their villain to be thrown at them… — Alfred Hitchcock
The clergy [in the 14th century] on the whole were probably no more lecherous or greedy or untrustworthy than other men, but because they were… — Barbara Tuchman
I think the tendency to over-explain and over describe is one of the most common failings in fantasy. It's an unfortunate piece of Tolkien's legacy.… — Patrick Rothfuss
The stereotypical gay man is someone whose company I enjoy, someone who makes me laugh, someone I'd want my kid to be. The stereotypical gay… — Ayelet Waldman
Critics of American colleges typically attribute the failings of undergraduate education to a tendency on the part of professors to neglect their teaching to concentrate… — Derek Bok
If 'Mystery Train' is my Nixon book and 'Lipstick Traces' my Reagan book, 'Invisible Republic' is my Bill Clinton book. I really liked Clinton. He… — Greil Marcus
Prayer provides an opportunity to remind oneself of how one should be living, our responsibilities to others, our own failings, and our relative good fortune,… — Julian Baggini
I would be annoyed if I were any more in tune with modern sensibilities. I was shaped differently. The world in which I grew up… — John Graves
Get to know yourself. Know your own failings, passions, and prejudices so you can separate them from what you see. Know also when you actually… — Bernard Baruch
Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. I mean do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage.… — Saint Francis de Sales
It is always more difficult to fight one's own failings than the power of an adversary. — Jawaharlal Nehru
How we carry what has gone wrong for us is essential to being at home in ourselves, and present to the world with all of… — Krista Tippett
DSM-IV is the fabrication upon which psychiatry seeks acceptance by medicine in general. Insiders know it is more a political than scientific document… DSM-IV has… — Loren Mosher
A man only goes and confesses his faults to the world when his self will not acknowledge or listen to them. WYNDHAM LEWIS, Tarr Two… — Jean de la Bruyere
Some people simply use their faith as a lexicon of behavioral reasoning; without that they would be forced to face their own moral and ethical… — Deborah Feldman
Ah, beware of snobbery; it is the unwelcome recognition of one's own past failings. — Cary Grant
When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger. — Epictetus
One of the great failings of our education system is that we tend to focus on those who are succeeding in exams, and there are… — Michael Morpurgo
Moral habits, induced by public practices, are far quicker in making their way into men's private lives, than the failings and faults of individuals are… — Plutarch
We expect teachers to handle teenage pregnancy, substance abuse, and the failings of the family. Then we expect them to educate our children. — John Sculley

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