51 Quotes About Weakness

I see that I've become a really bad correspondent. It's not that I don't think of you. You come into my thoughts often. But when you do it appears to me that I owe you a particularly grand letter. And so you end in the "warehouse of good intentions": "Can't do it now." "Then put it on hold." This is one's strategy for coping with old age, and with death--because one can't die with so many obligations in storage. Our clever species, so fertile and resourceful in denying its weaknesses. Saul Bellow

For years I was deathly afraid of my own weaknesses, but when I closed my eyes and let myself be vulnerable to them it allowed miracles to take place. Miracles that were only alive when I accessed my BLIND faith. Bethany Brookbank

An excerpt from:“ Hypothetically Speaking”ByAnthony T. Hincks(A book about you and the world — coming soon! ) If I was a savvy person, I would watch, and study mankind in order to find out where his weaknesses lay. Greed, for sure; vanity; mistrust; a tendency towards violence; fanaticism, and many other less than honorable traits and even some honorable ones which could also be used, and capitalized on. Then, once I had found his weaknesses I would act. I and some friends or family, not terms that I would usually use but ones that are more commonly used here on Earth, would start an empire. Months — Years - Millennium Who cares, for time is on my side, not yours! I would sow mistrust; magic; wisdom; knowledge, and start many religions. Why many religions? Because where would the fun be by just having one, when with a whole handful you can sow hatred; do unspeakable acts all in the name of religion. That’s a lot more fun, and, besides which, it suits my purposes. Innovation — Invention — Intelligence All of those things would come, but only at a time of my choosing. Decades would pass and then centuries. Wars would be fought. He against him. He against her. She against him. They against others. I tell you, watching something come to fruition is a hell of a lot of fun. . Anthony T. Hincks

Dr. Watson's summary list of Sherlock Holmes's strengths and weaknesses:"1. Knowledge of Literature: Nil.2. Knowledge of Philosophy: Nil.3. Knowledge of Astronomy: Nil.4. Knowledge of Politics: Feeble.5. Knowledge of Botany: Variable. Well up in belladonna, opium, and poisons generally. Knows nothing of practical gardening.6. Knowledge of Geology: Practical but limited. Tells at a glance different soils from each other. After walks has shown me splashes upon his trousers, and told me by their colour and consistence in what part of London he had received them.7. Knowledge of Chemistry: Profound.8. Knowledge of Anatomy: Accurate but unsystematic.9. Knowledge of Sensational Literature: Immense. He appears to know every detail of every horror perpetrated in the century.10. Plays the violin well.11. Is an expert singlestick player, boxer, and swordsman.12. Has a good practical knowledge of British law. . Arthur Conan Doyle

She emptied herself of Fabio and of herself, of all the useless efforts she had made to get where she was and find nothing there. With detached curiosity she observed the rebirth of her weaknesses, her obsessions. This time she would let them decide, since she hadn't been able to do anything anyway. Against certain parts of yourself you remain powerless, she said to herself, as she regressed pleasurably to the time when she was a girl. . Paolo Giordano

If you are pure in intention and in alignment with beauty and love, in body and mind, the highest levels of your spiritual self will subsume your weaknesses. Bryant McGill

My greatest strength is an unfocused mind. This is because while you are all thinking of one idea, I’m thinking of five different ideas. My greatest weakness however is an unfocused mind. This is because while I’m supposed to be thinking about one thing, I’m actually thinking of five other things. Ben Mitchell

Fear is for the powerless. Fear is for the alone. But as you stand together now, you are neither of those. Together, you amplify each other’s strengths; you nullify each other’s weaknesses. A.J. Darkholme

Most of us think we can hide our weaknesses from the world, and sometimes, we're right. But only if we're very very strong. Brian K. Vaughan

You do not become outstanding by working on your weaknesses You become outstanding by focusing on your strenghts. Gordana Biernat

The tests we face in life's journey are not to reveal our weaknesses but to help us discover our inner strengths. We can only know how strong we are when we strive and thrive beyond the challenges we face. Kemi Sogunle

Even the strongest of opponents always has a weakness.- Itachi Uchiha Masashi Kishimoto

God can turn your weaknesses into your strength. Sunday Adelaja

When you truly love someone, his/her weaknesses are not meant to be discussed with other people, they are meant to be understood by you. Olaotan Fawehinmi

Difference of opinion is a clash, and to clash is a ‘weakness’. Dada Bhagwan

If we clash with anyone, then it is our own weakness only. Dada Bhagwan

I'm strong because I know my weaknesses. I'm wise because I've been foolish. I laugh because I've known sadness. Ziad K. Abdelnour

I also often ask my guests about what they consider to be their invisible weaknesses and shortcomings. I do this because these are the characteristics that define us no less than our strengths. What we feel sets us apart from other people is often the thing that shapes us as individuals. This may be especially true of writers and actors, many of whom first started to develop their observational skills as a result of being sidelined from typical childhood or adolescent activities because of an infirmity or a feeling of not fitting in. Or so I’ve come to believe from talking to so many writers and actors over the years. Terry Gross

10. Comparison is the root of all feelings of inferiority. The moment you begin examining other people’s strengths against your most obvious weaknesses, your self-esteem starts to crumble! James C. Dobson

In evaluating ourselves, we tend to be long on our weaknesses and short on our strengths. Craig D. Lounsbrough

Some people love to judge others based on their past weaknesses, mistakes and failures, but expect those same people to judge them by their current improved conditions. So what happen to the golden rule of treating others as you would expect them to treat you? Unknown

As a leader, 1st, work on yourself- increase your self-awareness. There shouldn't be any other urgent agenda than this. Get enlightened! Know very well who you're including your strengths, weaknesses, and blind spots! Assegid Habtewold

Never test another man by your own weakness. Joseph Conrad

I think I said that every generation had its weaklings--that that was one of the penalties of greatness--but that their failings were seldom remembered by posterity. Agatha Christie

It is impossible not to live miserably if one chooses to frequently focus on one's disappointments, mistakes, failures, weaknesses, difficulties, and people's negative opinions. Unknown

A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Maybe the truly handicapped people are the ones that don't need God as much. Joni Eareckson Tada

Your weaknesses may not seem overwhelming, but they will create the biggest problems you face. Richelle E. Goodrich

Karate is not A religion, cult or dogma. It is incumbent on every generation of martial artists, to find the weaknesses of the previous generations, not to revere it .. . Soke Behzad Ahmadi

Being in touch with your strengths and weaknesses, as well as what motivates you, will help you be more successful in your job. Joanie Connell

A genius in the wrong position could look like a fool. Idowu Koyenikan

Our weaknesses as a worker are only amplified by being in leadership. Miles Anthony Smith

To know a man’s secrets is to discover his weakness, and thus control his will Jeremy Aldana

No one is perfect. We all have weaknesses and limitations. Some can't be fixed. But, at least, a leader shouldn't find herself blindsided... Assegid Habtewold

She felt nervy as all her excitements turned into weaknesses Munia Khan

Consider that fact that, being nothing in ourselves, we cannot, without divine assistance, accomplish the smallest good or advance the smallest step toward Heaven. Lorenzo Scupoli

A knight can fight. As you well know, I fight about as well as a pillow."" That's an insult to pillows. At least they can take a beating. Eli Brown

Our judgments judge us, and nothing reveals us, exposes our weaknesses, more ingeniously than the attitude of pronouncing upon our fellows. Paul Valery

You have to know your strengths and weaknesses. If you don't have a particular strength, you need to go out and replace that. Tilman J. Fertitta

An Englishman bears with patience any ridicule which foreigners cast upon him. John Bull never laughs so loudly as when he laughs at himself but the Americans are nationally sensitive and cannot endure that good-humoured raillery which jests at their weaknesses and foibles. Isabella Bird

My weaknesses have always been food and men - in that order. Dolly Parton

It is the knowledge that all men have weaknesses and that many have vices that makes government necessary. James Monroe

Cars, furs, and gems were not my weaknesses. Gene Tierney

I've made peace with the fact that the things that I thought were weaknesses or flaws were just me. I like them. Sandra Bullock

Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not by eliminating our weaknesses. Marilyn Vos Savant

Men blush less for their crimes than for their weaknesses and vanity. Unknown

Fitness, defending, the mental stuff - those were all weaknesses of mine. And I turned those into strengths. Carli Lloyd