Faults Quotes - Page 39

• With your faults, dont hurry. Dont correct them thoughtlessly. What would you put in their place?

  Henri Michaux

  Henri Michaux (1997). “Tent Posts”, Green Integer Books

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• The desire to criticise becomes less and less as the character is developed. It is the mark of a fine character never to be critical and to mention but rarely the faults of others. A strong character does not resist evil, but uses their strength in building the good. They know that when the light is made strong, the darkness will disappear of itself.

  Christian D. Larson

  Strong, Character, Light

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• When anyone is going wrong, it is a mistake to warn him not to go further. It is also a mistake to leave him alone. The proper course is to call his attention to something better, and frame our conversation in such a way that he becomes wholly absorbed in the better. He will then forget his old mistakes, his old faults and his old desires, and will give all his life and power to the building of that better which has engaged his new interest.

  Christian D. Larson

  Mistake, Giving, Desire

  Christian D. Larson (2012). “The Optimist Creed”, p.393, Penguin

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• A man will teach his wife what is needed to arouse his desires. And there is no reason for a woman to know any more than what her husband is prepared to teach her. If she gets married knowing far too much about what she wants and doesn't want then she will be ready to find fault with her husband.

  Barbara Cartland

  Marriage, Husband, Women

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• His primary rules were: never allow the public to cool off; never admit a fault or wrong; never concede that there may be some good in your enemy; never leave room for alternatives; never accept blame; concentrate on one enemy at a time and blame him for everything that goes wrong; people will believe a big lie sooner than a little one; and if you repeat it frequently enough people will sooner or later believe it.

  Unknown

  Lying, Believe, People

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• Every time we hold our tongues instead of returning the sharp retort, show patience with another's faults, show a little more love and kindness, we are helping to stock-pile more of these peace-bringing qualities in the world instead of armaments for war.

  Connie Foster

  Love, Peace, Kindness

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• Finally, there is more genuine joy in climbing the hill of success, even though sweat may be spent and toes may be stubbed, than in aimlessly sliding down the path to failure. If a straight, honorable path has been chosen, the gaining of the summit yields lasting satisfaction. The morass of failure, if through laziness, indifference or other avoidable fault, yields nothing but ignominy and sorrow for self and family and friends.

  B. C. Forbes

  Success, Yield, Climbing

  "Keys to Success".

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• I prefer a saint with faults to a sinner with none.

  Charles Peguy

  Self Respect, Saint, Sinner

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• It has been a long trip," said Milo, climbing onto the couch where the princesses sat; "but we would have been here much sooner if I hadn't made so many mistakes. I'm afraid it's all my fault.

  Norton Juster

  Inspirational, Mistake, Princess

  Norton Juster (2011). “The Phantom Tollbooth”, p.189, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• I do not believe they are right who say that the defects of famous men should be ignored. I think it is better that we should know them. Then, though we are conscious of having faults as glaring as theirs, we can believe that that is no hindrance to our achieving also something of their virtues.

  W. Somerset Maugham

  Inspirational, Life, Believe

  W. Somerset Maugham (2010). “The Summing Up”, p.70, Random House

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• All real difficulty stems from no responsibility. Full responsibility is not fault; it is recognition of being cause.

  L. Ron Hubbard

  Real, Responsibility, Causes

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• He has great tranquillity of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men. He will easily be content and pacified, whose conscience is pure. You are not holier if you are praised, nor the more worthless if you are found fault with. What you are, that you are; neither by word can you be made greater than what you are in the sight of God.

  Thomas a Kempis

  Heart, Men, Sight

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• Shailene Woodley is reason enough to see 'The Fault in Our Stars.'

  Leonard Maltin

  Stars, Reason, Enough

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• God's forgiveness is the only thing. And, well, I take full responsibility for the adultery. It was my fault and, you know, no matter what went on, the man has to take responsibility; and I do

  Jim Bakker

  Responsibility, Men, Matter

  "Larry King Weekend", www.cnn.com. June 24, 2001.

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• It's not my fault if the media and the public are more interested in Tiger Woods than in women farm workers.

  Gloria Allred

  Media, Woods, Workers

  "Gloria Allred's Fighting Spirit" by Leslie Bennetts, www.harpersbazaar.com. June 1, 2010.

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• I wish to live without committing any fault at any time.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Wish, Moral Perfection

  Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks (1848). “The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Containing the Autobiography, with Notes and a Continuation”, p.105

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• Man-made religions find fault with one another, whereas God-made religion is eternally a oneness-song - God-manifestation through human aspiration on earth.

  Sri Chinmoy

  Song, Men, Oneness

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• Yes, I do like to be in control. I do like everything to be laid out, to know what I'm doing. I'm very impatient. I like things done yesterday, which is probably a fault of mine. I like things to be neat and tidy and organised. I say what I want and show what I want and I keep things private.

  Alan Shearer

  Yesterday, Neat And Tidy, Want

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• What a tiny list of friends I have! All my fault. I less and less want to see people.

  Dodie Smith

  Friendship, People, Want

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• We love ourselves notwithstanding our faults, and we ought to love our friends in like manner.

  Cyrus the Great

  Ought

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• Apparently it’s my fault that the Titanic sank.

  Ian Holloway

  "Holloway column". Interview with Chris Charles, news.bbc.co.uk. February 15, 2008.

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• Remember God is not surprised by your inabilities, your imperfections, or your faults.  He has always known everything about you that you are just now finding out, and he chose you on purpose for himself.

  Joyce Meyer

  Motivational, Imperfection, Inability

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• The departure from the world is regarded not as a fault, but as the first step into that noble path at the remotest turn of which illumination is to be won.

  Joseph Campbell

  Illumination, Solitude, Noble

  Joseph Campbell (2008). “The Hero with a Thousand Faces”, p.142, New World Library

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• I don't believe that just because one person is born on one side of some imaginary line and another person is born on the other side means that a lot of people should be getting screwed through no fault of their own.

  Ben Cohen

  Believe, Mean, People

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• If the coyote's in your living room pissing on your couch, it's not the coyote's fault. It's your fault for not shooting him.

  Ted Nugent

  Coyotes, Shooting, Rooms

  "Ted Nugent: Don’t Dismiss Him. He’s Dangerous!" by Lawrence D. Elliott, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 20, 2012.

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