"Inevitably, anytime we are too vulnerable we feel……" — Stephen Covey
"Inevitably, anytime we are too vulnerable we feel the need to protect ourselves from further wounds. So we resort to sarcasm, cutting humor, criticism - anything that will keep from exposing the tenderness within. Each partner tends to wait on the initiative of the other for love, only to be disappointed but also confirmed as to the rightness of the accusations made."
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556 Quotes by Stephen Covey
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In marriage there are no manners to keep up, and beneath the wildest accusations no real criticism. Each is familiar…
— Enid Bagnold
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We women continue to swallow this line that it's unladylike or even proof of being a lesbian if you wear…
— Jo Brand
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As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against…
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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When one person makes an accusation, check to be sure he himself is not the guilty one. Sometimes it is…
— Piers Anthony
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Be happy when you are blamed and accused wrongly, for then you have the chance to see all the bitter,…
— Teresa of Avila
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The accusation is always on the first page, and the retraction on page 19.
— Paul Newman
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Uselessness is a fatal accusation to bring against any act which is done for its presumed utility, but those which…
— George Santayana
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One accusation you can't throw at me is that I've always done my best.
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Look at the weaknesses of others with compassion, not accusation. It's not what they're not doing or should be doing…
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One of the most commonly overlooked spiritual practices is daring to be completely honest with everyone you encounter. Some may…
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