Quotes by Weakness I think his greatest fault is his failure to accord credit to anyone for what he may have done. This is a great weakness in any man. William Howard Taft creditweaknessmen In the end, many of his more militant colleagues began to feel that [Ho Chi Minh's] tendency to compromise, and his reluctance to confront the enemy directly, was a sign of weakness. The decision to confront the United States in 1963-1965 was a tacit recognition that Ho's approach had failed. William J. Duiker weaknessdecisionenemy But evil is a cunning force. It can find the weakness in any man, even the bravest. [...] It only takes a single weak moment to let evil in. William Joyce weaknessevilmen Weakness has its hidden resources, as well as strength. There is a degree of folly and meanness which we cannot calculate upon, and by which we are as much liable to be foiled as by the greatest ability or courage. William Hazlitt liabledegreesweakness Lest conservatives be too proud, it's worth recalling that conservatism's rise was decisively enabled by liberalism's weakness. William Kristol liberalismweaknessproud Comedy naturally wears itself out - destroys the very food on which it lives; and by constantly and successfully exposing the follies and weaknesses of mankind to ridicule, in the end leaves itself nothing worth laughing at. William Hazlitt comedyweaknesslaughing Strength is a facade for the proud, weakness is a mask for the lazy. William James lazyweaknessproud The pressure of the [election] campaign has a wonderful way of revealing your strengths and weaknesses. William J. Clinton weaknesspressureway Nothing shows our weakness more than to be so sharp-sighted at spying other men's faults, and so purblind about our own. William Penn faultsweaknessmen If thou wouldn't conquer thy weakness thou must not gratify it. William Penn weaknessdisciplinepower A library represents the mind of its collector, fancies and foibles, strengths and weaknesses, prejudices and preferences. William Osler libraryweaknessmind If thou wouldst conquer thy weakness, thou must never gratify it. No man is compelled to evil: his consent only makes it his. It is no sin to be tempted, but to be overcome. William Penn weaknessevilmen Levity of behavior, always a weakness, is far more unbecoming in a woman than a man. William Penn weaknessbehaviormen I don't flatter myself with much dependence upon the present disposition of the Eastern Indians, who are many ways liable to be drawn into a rupture with us by the artifices of the French, their own weakness and the influence which the French Missionary Priests have over them. William Shirley weaknessmissionaryway Remember, it is no sign of weakness or defeat that your manuscript ends up in need of major surgery. This is a common occurrence in all writing, and among the best writers. William Strunk, Jr. weaknesswritingneeds My greatest strength is to have a great capacity to confront myself no matter how unpleasant. My greatest weakness is that I don't. I know that's enigmatic, but that's sort of a general formula for anyone, actually. William S. Burroughs weaknesscapacitymatter We can scarcely indeed look into any part of the sacred volume without meeting abundant proofs, that it is the religion of the Affections which God particularly requires. Love, Zeal, Gratitude, Joy, Hope, Trust, are each of them specified; and are not allowed to us as weaknesses, but enjoined on us as our bounden duty, and commended to us as our acceptable worship. William Wilberforce gratitudeweaknessjoy The malice of the wicked was reinforced by the weakness of the virtuous. Winston Churchill malicewickedweakness A good general always makes you search for his weaknesses. Woody Hayes weakness How sometimes nature will betray its folly, Its tenderness, and make itself a pastime To harder bosoms! William Shakespeare weaknessnaturesometimes«5556575859606162636465»
