quotations about weakness
The basest person is capable of perceiving the weaknesses of the greatest, the most stupid, the errors in the thought of the most intelligent.
THEODOR W. ADORNO
Minima Moralia
The greater part of this difficulty -- and perhaps the most slippery part of the upper path -- is the temptation to judge ourselves -- to loath ourselves for whatever that "weakness" is that now sits exposed. The act of judging ourselves in times like these seems natural and even necessary if we hope to ever "outgrow" our own limitations as revealed. But this kind of self-laceration is a Trojan horse within whose dark recesses lies hidden a certain fact that, once perceived, frees us from the torment of self-judgment.
GUY FINLEY
The Secret of Your Immortal Self: Key Lessons for Realizing the Divinity Within
And the weak soul, within itself unbless'd,
Leans for all pleasure on another's breast.
OLIVER GOLDSMITH
The Traveller
We are not so easily gilded by our most prominent weaknesses, as by those of which we are least aware.
ARTHUR HELPS
Thoughts in the Cloister and the Crowd
I've known people who thought that reaching their potential would come from shoring up their weaknesses. But do you know what happens when you spend all your time working on your weaknesses and never developing your strengths? If you work really hard, you might claw your way all the way to mediocrity! But you'll never get beyond it.
JOHN C. MAXWELL
Leadership Gold
There is power in being weak as long as you work to be strong.
GARRICK BRIDGEFORTH
Words of the Bible Explained
Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrupts the many.
ERIC HOFFER
The Passionate State of Mind
Anything that you cannot sacrifice pins you. Makes you predictable, makes you weak.
MARK LAWRENCE
Prince of Thorns
It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong.
OTTO VON BISMARCK
attributed, Bismarck and the German Empire
Our weaknesses are the indigenous produce of our characters; but our strength is the forced fruit.
LADY BLESSINGTON
attributed, Day's Collacon
Weakness is the only fault which cannot be cured.
FRANÇOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD
Maxims
Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they're yours.
RICHARD BACH
Illusions
Each life stage involves a critical psychological conflict or crisis that must be resolved unceasingly if the human being is to remain psychologically alive ... there is a focal tension or conflict between a positive, growth-oriented strength and a negative growth-impeding weakness; and healthy growth requires that the individual obtain a preponderance of the designated strength over the weakness, though the weakness is never entirely overcome.
ALLAN HUGH COLE
Converging Horizons: Essays in Religion, Psychology, and Caregiving
Earthly weakness is only a cover for who you truly are. Remove this garment in Love, not fear. Your weakness is a reflection of your humanity.
NICKOLAS MARTIN & LINDA M. MARTIN
The Two Voices Within: Balancing the Energies of Ego and Spirit to Enhance Your Life
Opposition's weakness is ruling's strength.
EDITORIAL STAFF
"Jagan's Weakness is TDP's Strength", Gulte, April 15, 2017
She lacks the indefinable charm of weakness. It is the feet of clay that make the gold of the image precious.
OSCAR WILDE
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Throughout life, our worst weaknesses and meannesses are usually committed for the sake of the people we most despise.
CHARLES DICKENS
Great Expectations
If you are honest with yourself, what is your Achilles heel or your greatest weakness? What are your deepest confessions and long held secrets? What is your kryptonite that, when you are around it, you are defenseless even with all your self-restraint and compensations? What are your secrets, confessions, and greatest fears? These taboo areas, even to you, have strong reasons associated with your core life message. From these queries, you can reveal to yourself the two polar opposites that you find yourself moving between throughout life.
AVIVA BOXER
Forget Me Knot: A 5 Step Guide to Tie You to Them
The weak are more likely to make the strong weak than the strong are likely to make the weak strong.
MARLENE DIETRICH
"Weakness", Marlene Dietrich's ABC
I am satisfied there is more weakness among men than malice.
H. W. SHAW
attributed, Day's Collacon