#defect

One sees qualities at a distance and defects at close range. ↗

— Victor Hugo

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Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects. ↗

— Herodotus

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Never judge a work of art by its defects. ↗

— Washington Allston

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There is also a perfection of degrees, by which a person performs all the commands of God, with the full exertion of all his powers, without the least defect. This is what the law of God requires, but what the saints cannot attain to in this life. ↗

— Charles Buck

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Whatever their defects, Christian fundamentalists have lived peacefully among us in America for several hundred years. ↗

— Maggie Gallagher

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Only in Britain could it be thought a defect to be too clever by half. The probability is that too many people are too stupid by three-quarters. ↗

— John Major

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Trust not yourself, but your defects to know, make use of every friend and every foe. ↗

— Alexander Pope

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Human kindness is like a defective tap, the first gush may be impressive but the stream soon dries up. ↗

— P. D. James

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The fundamental defect of fathers, in our competitive society, is that they want their children to be a credit to them. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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What does it say about us that people who are considered defective are instinctively caring and compassionate? ↗

— Morley Safer

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