Faults Quotes

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With all their faults, trade-unions have done more for humanity than any other organization of men that ever existed. — Clarence Darrow
There are some faults which men readily admit, but others not so readily. — Epictetus
A rarer spirit never Did steer humanity; but you gods will give us Some faults to make us men. — William Shakespeare
The sad rhyme of the men who proudly clung To their first fault, and withered in their pride. — Robert Browning
If an enthusiastic, ardent, and ambitous man marry a wife on whose name there is a stain, which, though it originate in no fault of… — Charles Dickens
The faults of a writer of acknowledged excellence are more dangerous, because the influence of his example is more extensive; and the interest of learning… — Samuel Johnson
The faults of a man loved or honoured sometimes steal secretly and imperceptibly upon the wise and virtuous, but by injudicious fondness or thoughtless vanity… — Samuel Johnson
No man, however enslaved to his appetites, or hurried by his passions, can, while he preserves his intellects unimpaired, please himself with promoting the corruption… — Samuel Johnson
Did I, my lines intend for public view,How many censures, would their faults pursue,Some would, because such words they do affect,Cry they're insipid, empty, uncorrect.And… — Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea
The planet is asleep and it's the fault of musicians who are untrue to themselves. — Sun Ra
Some people have the disease of criticising all the time. They forget the good about others and only mention their faults. They are like flies… — Ibn Taymiyyah
Be kind to each other. It is better to commit faults with gentleness than to work miracles with unkindness. — Mother Teresa
The failure to cultivate virtue, the failure to examine and analyze what I have learned, the inability to move toward righteousness after being shown the… — Confucius
There are three ways to correct our faults:We can change through behavior We can change through understanding We can change heart — Gautama Buddha
And oftentimes excusing of a fault Doth make the fault the worse by the excuse, As patches set upon a little breach, Discredit more in… — William Shakespeare
You can often help others more by correcting your own faults than theirs. Remember, and you should, because of your own experience, that allowing God… — Francois Fenelon
They were being driven to a prison, through no fault of their own, in all probability for life. In comparison, how much easier it would… — Nellie Bly
If you remember your past too well you start blaming your present for it. Look what they did to me, that's what caused me to… — Julian Barnes
There is no end to the creativity, ingenuity, and tenacity of those who look for reasons to criticize. They cannot seem to release their grip… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Men's faults do seldom to themselves appear. — William Shakespeare

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