Never judge a work of art by its defects.
Children have but little charity for each other's defects.
The defects of great men are the consolation of the dunces.
The study and knowledge of the universe would somehow be lame and defective were no practical results to follow.
Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.
To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect.
It is easier to confess a defect than to claim a quality.
The fundamental defect of fathers, in our competitive society, is that they want their children to be a credit to them.
Happy the man when he has not the defects of his qualities.
Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality.
We don't love qualities, we love persons; sometimes by reason of their defects as well as of their qualities.
William Gladstone has not a single redeeming defect.
Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.
The chaplain had sinned, and it was good. Common sense told him that telling lies and defecting from duty were sins. On the other hand, everyone knew that sin was evil and that no good could come from evil. But he did feel good; he felt positively ma...
The secret of survival is a defective imagination.
We don't love qualities; we love a person; sometimes by reason of their defects as well as their qualities.
Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.
The want of belief is a defect that ought to be concealed when it cannot be overcome.
If youth be a defect, it is one that we outgrow only too soon.
To be suspicious is not a fault. To be suspicious all the time without coming to a conclusion is the defect.
I have a deep fascination with human nature, with all its virtues and all its defects.
