Faults Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld

We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

We are more tied to our faults than to our virtues.

— Mason Cooley

We confess our bad qualities to others out of fear of appearing naive or ridiculous by not being aware of them.

— Gerald Brenan

If we had no faults, we would not derive so much pleasure from noting those of other people.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

We set up harsh and unkind rules against ourselves. No one is born without faults.

— Horace

While we are indifferent to our good qualities, we keep on deceiving ourselves in regard to our faults, until we come to look on…

— Heinrich Heine

Everybody has faults no matter how good you are .

— Anonymous

The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.

— Thomas Carlyle

Truly it is reasonable to make a great distinction between the faults that come from our weakness and those that come from our wickedness.

— Michel de Montaigne

We set up harsh and unkind rules against ourselves. No one is born without faults. That man is best who has fewest.

— Horace

The worst of our faults is our interest in other people's faults.

— Ali ibn Abi Talib

There is more freedom confessing our weaknesses and shortcomings than in pretending we have it all together

— LeCrae