Faults Quotes

The greatest of faults, I should
say, is to be conscious of none.
?Thomas Carlyle

A benevolent man should allow
a few faults in himself, to keep
his friends in countenance.
?Benjamin Franklin

A diamond with a flaw is better than
a common stone that is perfect.
?Chinese Proverb

A man's personal defects will commonly have
with the rest of the world precisely that
importance which they have to himself. If
he makes light of them, so will other men.
?Ralph Waldo Emerson

We confess to little faults only to persuade
others that we have no great ones.
?La Rochefoucauld

A single bad habit will mar an otherwise
faultless character, as an ink-
drop soileth the pure white page.
?Hosea Ballou

Confessed faults are half-mended.
?Scottish Proverb

They say, best men are moulded out
of faults; And, for the most, become much
more the better For being a little bad.
?Shakespeare

Love him who tells you your faults in private.
?Hebrew Proverb

The mystery of existence is the connection
between our faults and our misfortunes.
?Madame De Sta

Observe your enemies, for
they first find your faults.
?Greek Proverb

People mistake their limitations
for high standards.
?Jean Toomer

A man can become so accustomed
to the thought of his own faults that
he will begin to cherish them as charming
little "personal characteristics."
?Helen Rowland