Defects Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld

There are people who in spite of their merit disgust us and others who please us in spite of their faults.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Those who, from the desire of our perfection, have the keenest eye far our faults generally compensate for it by taking a higher view…

— John Frederick Boyes

No one should be judged by their defects. The great virtues a person has are his or her especially. But their errors are the…

— Swami Vivekananda

It is possible to indulge too great contempt for mere success, which is frequently attended with all the practical advantages of merit itself, and…

— William Benton Clulow

Meritocracy is a good thing. Whenever possibly, people should be judged based on their work and results, not superficial qualities.

— Eric Ries

Working upon the flaws of others not only leaves us unimproved; it actually leaves us being less than we were prior to making those…

— Anonymous

When the defects of others are perceived with so much clarity, it is because one possesses them oneself.

— Jules Renard

We all have the defects of our qualities.

— Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon

Too many people are looking for perfection. As soon as they find one or two flaws they use that as an excuse to leave…

— Sonya Parker

Object to merit and distinction, and you're setting your face against quality, independence, originality, genius against all the richness and variety of life. When…

— Margaret Thatcher

Great merit or great failings will make you respected or despised; but trifles, little attentions, mere nothings, either done or neglected, will make you…

— Lord Chesterfield

We are made ridiculous less by our defects than by the affectation of qualities which are not ours.

— John Lancaster Spalding