#defects

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

— Maggie Gallagher

#among #christian #defects #fundamentalists #hundred

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

— Alexander Pope

#every #foe #friend #know #make

We don't love qualities, we love persons; sometimes by reason of their defects as well as of their qualities. ↗

— Thomas Mann

#love #persons #qualities #reason #sometimes

I think the best American poetry is the poetry that utilizes the resources of poetry rather than exploits the defects or triumphs of the poet's personality. ↗

— Mark Strand

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Like pictures, men should be judged by their merits and not by their defects. ↗

— Bainbridge Colby

#judged #like #men #merits #pictures