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Faults Quotes by Epictetus
- If you hear that someone is speaking ill of you, instead of trying to defend yourself you should say: 'He obviously does not know me…
- If anyone is unhappy, remember that his unhappiness is his own fault... Nothing else is the cause of anxiety or loss of tranquility except our…
- There are some faults which men readily admit, but others not so readily.
- If anyone should tell you that a particular person has spoken critically of you, don't bother with excuses or defenses. Just smile and reply, "I…
- When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
- If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you but answer, "He…
More Faults Quotes
- It's no accident, I think, that tennis uses the language of life. Advantage, service, fault, break, love, the basic elements of tennis… — Andre Agassi
- When the soul, through its own fault... becomes rooted in a pool of pitch-black, evil smelling water, it produces nothing but misery… — Teresa of Avila
- I was living an extremely burdensome life, because every time I prayed, I became more clearly aware of my faults. On the… — Teresa of Avila
- Self-love exaggerates our faults as well as our virtues. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- I'm empathetic to a fault. I really do - embarrassingly enough - tear up when someone squishes a bug in front of… — Kristen Bell
- Self-love is often rather arrogant than blind; it does not hide our faults from ourselves, but persuades us that they escape the… — Samuel Johnson
- Among those whose reputation is exhausted in a short time by its own luxuriance are the writers who take advantage of present… — Samuel Johnson
- Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so… — Richard Armour