Faults Quote by Charles Dickens

“A man in public life expects to be sneered at—it is the fault of his elewated sitiwation, and not of himself.”

— Charles Dickens

People are always angry at anyone who chooses very individual standards for his life; because of the extraordinary treatment which that man grants to…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

There is a sort of man who pays no attention to his good actions, but is tormented by his bad ones. This is the…

— W. Somerset Maugham

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

— Anonymous

All violation of established practice implies in its own nature a rejection of the common opinion, a defiance of common censure, and an appeal…

— Samuel Johnson

The same amount of pride which makes a man treat haughtily his inferiors, makes him cringe servilely; to those above him.

— Jean de la Bruyere

“It is the habit of the envious man to absolve himself of public wrongs with his own personal grievances.”

— Victor Hugo

The arousing of prejudice, pity, anger, and similar emotions has nothing to do with the essential facts, but is merely a personal appeal to…

— Aristotle

He who prides himself on giving what he thinks the public wants is often creating a fictitious demand for low standards which he will…

— John Reith, 1st Baron Reith

A man's fate is his own temper.

— Benjamin Disraeli

It is a mournful fact that most men, and indeed all men of worldly character, have so much regard to public opinion that they…

— Charles Grandison Finney

A person who persistently insults others, can be forced to feel foolish if, he is continuously ignored.

— Senora Roy