Weakness Quotes

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The great have private feelings of their own, to which the interests of humanity and justice must curtsy. Their interests are so far from being… — William Hazlitt
The Lord is well aware of our mortality. He knows our weaknesses. He understands the challenges of our everyday lives. He has great empathy for… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
I see compassion may become a justice, though it be a weakness, I confess, and nearer a vice than a virtue. — Ben Jonson
And the weak soul, within itself unbless'd, Leans for all pleasure on another's breast. — Oliver Goldsmith
Self-projection is, more often than not, the move of the minor craftsman, of the tactics of the hour whose inherent weakness is, precisely, that of… — George Steiner
It has not been unknown that judges persist in error to avoid giving the appearance of weakness and vacillation. — Felix Frankfurter
One thing about beginning writers is that they don't really always know their own strengths and weaknesses - you might think you're bad at characterization,… — Jeff VanderMeer
I'm not officially a collector, but I have a strange attraction and a weakness for keys and coins. Old keys and interesting coins. — Patrick Rothfuss
Soft things are terrifying. They're the real signals of death. Images of strength can never be that terrifying. It's the images of weakness that are… — Jenny Hval
This is Romney's biggest political weakness. His policy flip-flops and the general sense that he's not comfortable in his own skin leads voters, including many… — Ron Fournier
Man's biological weakness is the condition of human culture. — Erich Fromm
History demonstrates that previous military drawdowns invited aggression by our enemies. After World War I, America drew down forces until the U.S. Army had fewer… — Frank Gaffney
I believe in discipline, so I'm not the right person to cry about weakness and things like this, but maybe I'm not human. — John Galliano
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. — Mahatma Gandhi
Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have… — Mahatma Gandhi
Prayer is a confession of one's own unworthiness and weakness. — Mahatma Gandhi
Concentrate your strengths against your competitor's relative weaknesses. — Paul Gauguin
To swallow and follow, whether old doctrine or new propaganda, is a weakness still dominating the human mind. — Charlotte Perkins Gilman
My biggest weakness is patience, wanting to see things happen too quickly or get changes in place right away. Not having the patience to let… — Paul Gleason
Tolerance it a tremendous virtue, but the immediate neighbors of tolerance are apathy and weakness. — James Goldsmith

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