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“One of the greatest and also the commonest of faults is for men to believe that, because they never hear their shortcomings spoken of, or read about them in cold print, others can have no knowledge of them. GEORG CHRISTOPH LICHTENBERG, The Reflections of Lichtenberg We are often more agreeable through our faults than our good qualities.”

Men Believe Quality Cold Reflection Faults Print Shortcomings Good Quality

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“As the reflections of our pride upon our defects are bitter, disheartening, and vexatious, so the return of the soul towards God is peaceful and sustained by confidence. You will find by experience how much more your progress will be aided by this simple, peaceful turning towards God, than by all your chagrin and spite at .the faults that exist in you.”

Soul Spirituality Simple Progress Pride Return Reflection Faults Bitter Peaceful Spite Defects Chagrin Disheartening

Author:Francois Fenelon

“We learn our virtues from our friends who love us; our faults from the enemy who hates us. We cannot easily discover our real character from a friend. He is a mirror, on which the warmth of our breath impedes the clearness of the reflection.”

Real Character Hate Friendship Enemy Virtue Reflection Breaths Mirrors Faults Warmth Real Friends Self Reflection Real Character Clearness

Author:Jean Paul

“Love your Enemies, for they tell you your Faults.”

Love Wisdom Political Leadership Enemy Wise Crazy Wise Words Reflection Faults Being Thankful Self Reflection Poor Richard Love Your Enemies

Book:Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack

Source: Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack

“To recognize our bias toward error should teach us modesty and reflection, and to forgive it should help us avoid the inhumanity of thinking we ourselves are not as fallible as those who, in any instance, seem most at fault. Science can give us knowledge, but it cannot give us wisdom. Nor can religion, until it puts aside nonsense and distraction and becomes itself again.”

Thinking Giving Should Helping Seems Teach Reflection Forgiving Errors Faults Instance Nonsense Distraction Modesty Bias Inhumanity

Author:Marilynne Robinson

“O, happy the soul that saw its own faults.”

Soul Happiness Saws Reflection Faults Happy Muslim Reflecting Self Reflection Learning From Mistakes

Author:Rumi

“Realize that your world is only a reflection of yourself and stop finding fault with the reflection. Attend to yourself, set yourself right; mentally and emotionally. The physical self will follow automatically.”

World Self Realizing Findings Reflection Faults Self Will Reflection Of Yourself

Author:Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj