#faults

Our systems, perhaps, are nothing more than an unconscious apology for our faults, a gigantic scaffolding whose object is to hide from us our favorite sin. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

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

— Thomas Carlyle

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It is tragic that the Fuehrer should have the whole nation behind him with the single exception of the Army generals. In my opinion it is only by action that they can now atone for their faults of lack of character and discipline. ↗

— Alfred Jodl

#army #atone #behind #character #discipline

A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can trust utterly, who knows the best and worst of us, and who loves us in spite of all our faults. ↗

— Charles Kingsley

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The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults. ↗

— Alexis de Tocqueville

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Of all the things I could know, my own faults and weaknesses are pretty much the most important. ↗

— Simon Travaglia

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People accuse me of being Methody, but I'm not at all. The one thing I don't want people to see is me. I don't want them to be able to recognize my faults and failures and qualities, and I won't use those things to spark off emotions or to illustrate. ↗

— Kristin Scott Thomas

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Men who do not forgive women their little faults will never enjoy their great virtues. ↗

— Kahlil Gibran

#forgiveness #men #virtue #women #forgiveness

I think it would be very boring dramatically to have a film where everybody was a lawyer or doctor and had no faults. To me, the most important thing is to be truthful. ↗

— Spike Lee

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Trust no friend without faults, and love a woman, but no angel. ↗

— Doris Lessing

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