Weakness Quotes
2217 quotes by 1509 authors
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The law of evolution is that the strongest survives!' 'Yes, and the strongest, in the existence of any social species, are those who are most…
— Ursula K. Le Guin
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The same wind that uproots trees makes the grass shine. The lordly wind loves the weakness and the lowness of grasses. Never brag of being…
— Unknown Author
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I did not believe him capable of love. That is an emotion in which tenderness is an essential part, but Strickland had no tenderness either…
— W. Somerset Maugham
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Lots of men are like that, their artistic leanings never go beyond a weakness for shapely thighs.
— Louis-Ferdinand Celine
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A person can perform only from strength. One cannot build performance on weakness, let alone on something one cannot do at all.
— Peter Drucker
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Always our wars have been our confessions of weakness
— Muriel Rukeyser
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I have wanted to kill myself a hundred times, but somehow I am still in love with life. This ridiculous weakness is perhaps one of…
— Voltaire
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And she was good to me: strong, fun, and fiercely loyal. And if I didn't have many other friends because of her-most girls were intimidated…
— Sarah Dessen
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this is the weakness of most 'edifying' or 'propaganda' literature. There is no diversity...You cannot, in fact, give God His due without giving the devil…
— Dorothy L. Sayers
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At least we should learn to understand our fellow beings, for we are powerless to stop their misery, their ignominy, their suffering, their weakness, and…
— Robert Walser
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You do not seek to kill me, Dumbledore?†called Voldemort, his scarlet eyes narrowed. “Above such brutality, are you?†“We both know that there are…
— Joanne Kathleen Rowling
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But tears were not the things to find their way to Mr. Bumble’s soul; his heart was waterproof. Like washable beaver hats that improve with…
— Charles Dickens
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I have been a lucky man. To feel the intimacy of brothers is a marvelous thing in life. To feel the love of people whom…
— Pablo Neruda
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Love is a fragile, corruptible thing. And yet I have seen it evince a curious strength. It is beyond any comprehension Love is a weakness…
— Brent Weeks
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Everyone has their weaknesses. Some people smoke. I collect stuffed penguins. If you won't tell, I won't.
— Laurell K. Hamilton
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Every human being has appetites difficult to control but far fewer have humility, gentleness, and an awareness of their weaknesses.
— Dean Koontz
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He had learned well the law of club and fang, and he never forewent an advantage or drew back from a foe he had started…
— Jack London
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The highest level than can be reached by a mediocre but experienced mind is a talent for uncovering the weaknesses of those greater than itself.
— Georg C. Lichtenberg
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For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness.
— Barack Obama
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She is very clever, too clever for a woman. She lacks the indefinable charm of weakness.
— Oscar Wilde
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