Weakness Quotes

You know, larger-than-life politicians have larger-than-life strengths and larger-than-life weaknesses.

There are people who pay attention to the weaknesses of their friends; that is to no avail. I have always closely watched and profited from the strengths of my adversaries.

Nature reacts not only to physical disease, but also to moral weakness; when the danger increases; she gives us greater courage

Iran is barely over 50% Persian, and Arabs, Baluchis, Azeris, Kurds and many other groups feel left out of the society. That regime has a lot more weaknesses than people see.

Working on a weakness within a strength zone will always produce positive results. Working on a weakness outside of the strength zone will not.

How can it be said that the weakness of the human will is aided so as to enable it to aspire effectually to the choice of good, when the fact is, that it must be wholly transformed and renewed?

She needs to seem tough, and whatever Hillary's weaknesses, tough is a pretty good word to describe her.

Planning is really the hallmark of any large military formation, and it's typically a weakness in new formations and new armies.

You can fall in the area of your strength as easily as you could fall in the area of your weakness.

Neither is it safe to count upon the weakness of any man's understanding, who is thoroughly possessed of the spirit of revenge to sharpen his invention.

If you have a weakness, everyone sees it all over the country and the other team is going to exploit it.

Our admiration of a famous man lessens upon our nearer acquaintance with him; and we seldom hear of a celebrated person without a catalogue of some notorious weaknesses and infirmities.

Not to be afflicted is a sign of weakness; for, therefore God imposeth no more on me, because He sees I can bear no more.

Over the years, I've learned that a confident person doesn't concentrate or focus on their weaknesses - they maximize their strengths.

Broken china lasts longer than unbroken.

We do not take much warning of our own mortality in seeing others die, nor of our own weakness in seeing others break down: we think we feel the springs of life stronger in us.

Weakness never got anyone anywhere.

Love is selfless, it is a weakness, a giving in, a constant falling.

I know my strengths. Painfully aware of the weaknesses. There's many. I love sports. So working towards a common goal, that's exciting to me.

I guess I am conscious of my weaknesses, and I think pacing is probably my biggest. I don't know if I think the clarity thing is actually a weakness. It was a stylistic choice.

They [Republicans] assume that military action always shows strength, while avoiding military action always shows weakness. That's just crazy.

Conscience is a just but weak judge. Weakness leaves it powerless to execute its judgment.

I have moments of weakness, but mostly I brush the criticism off... Who cares if I'm not a size zero? I don't want to be. I love my body; I'm healthy, I work out.

a weak and irresolute disposition is often more destructive than determined vice.

It was not the violence of our enemies [in World War I] that would undo us, I thought, but our own spiritual weakness, the shallowness of our convictions.

Anna smiled,as people smile at the weaknesses of those they love. . .

It's not so much that he can't fall in love, but he has not the weakness necessary.

Caution is an important quality in a leader, but it has to be caution followed by decision. Caution followed by ambivalence can be a weakness.

There's not an orchestra in the world that doesn't have weaknesses. None of us can play everything well. The repertoire is just too big.

Empires are not brought down by outside forces, they are destroyed by weaknesses from within.

Work is the vessel into which we pour so much of ourselves hope and disappointment, elation and rage, satisfaction and frustration. Yet any damp display of these emotions is seen as weakness.

If your concern is that I may be overcome with manly ardor and ravish you in a moment of weakness… I may. If you ask nicely.

He had found my worst weakness: I was one of those people who was desperate to be needed, to matter to someone.

We were each other's only link to the past . . . that was the strength of our bond, and also our weakness.

It is dangerous, at any time, to multiply sources of weakness.

Oh! too convincing--dangerously dear-- In woman's eye the unanswerable tear! That weapon of her weakness she can wield, To save, subdue--at once her spear and shield.

You will find that reason, which always ought to direct mankind, seldom does; but that passions and weaknesses commonly usurp itsseat, and rule in its stead.

Men dissimulate their dearest, most constant, and most virtuous inclination from weakness and a fear of being condemned.

Despair puts the last touch not only to our misery but also to our weakness.

Every painting has a weakness and a breaking point, where the essence of a painting lies. In my case it is never in the centre.

I'm willin' for any solution - religious, political. I'm not going to keep offerin' to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. It indicates a weakness on our part.

Weakness is hard, but it doesn't have to mean defeat. It's our opportunity to experience God's power firsthand.

Pity is something only weakness wants.

When men do wrong, it is out of hardness; when women do wrong, it is out of weakness.

The other thing that happened was that we have a tendency to project our own weaknesses onto another woman. I don't think men do that particularly.

It is a strength of character to acknowledge our failings and our strong points, and it is a weakness of character not to remain in harmony with both the good and the bad that is within us.

Ignorance makes for weakness and fear; knowledge gives strength and confidence. Nothing surprises an intellect that knows all things with a sense of discrimination.

I've always had a weakness for foreign affairs.

Perfect health means no weakness anywhere, that is no weakness should remain in the body, or in the mind, or in the relationship between the body and the mind.

The best way of losing a cause is to abuse your opponent and to trade upon his weakness.