Weakness Quotes

Let no one think that flexibility and a predisposition to compromise is a sign of weakness or a sell-out.

Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.

I have also been saddened, though hardly surprised, by the weakness of the EU's reaction to the criminal attack on the Danish embassy in Syria, which seems to have been permitted, if not actively encouraged, by the Syrian regime.

The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.

Weakness on both sides is, as we know, the motto of all quarrels.

I'd have to acknowledge that I have a weakness for the fairer sex - and I hope I never get over it.

I saw that all beings are fated to happiness: action is not life, but a way of wasting some force, an enervation. Morality is the weakness of the brain.

I understand now that the vulnerability I've always felt is the greatest strength a person can have. You can't experience life without feeling life. What I've learned is that being vulnerable to somebody you love is not a weakness, it's a strength.

To be loved is a strength. To love is a weakness.

As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness.

The weakness of ourselves and of our reason makes us see flaws in beauties by making us consider everything piece by piece.

Pride is an admission of weakness; it secretly fears all competition and dreads all rivals.

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds.

I know Koufax' weakness. He can't hit.

I was serving good but was returning especially well, which was a weakness in my game. So not only was I serving well, but I was also breaking these other guys, and they felt the pressure.

Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength.

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.

My biggest weakness is patience, wanting to see things happen too quickly or get changes in place right away. Not having the patience to let things develop.

The greatest weakness of most humans is their hesitancy to tell others how much they love them while they're alive.

The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.

Never apologize, mister. It's a sign of weakness.

Criminals usually prey on weakness. They can smell it.

Peace is purchased from strength. It's not purchased from weakness or unilateral retreats.

To swallow and follow, whether old doctrine or new propaganda, is a weakness still dominating the human mind.

You are right, but the weakness does not come from the millions of Muslims in the world. They do not mind being radical, they have no fear to speak out and to protest and to jihad.

The doctor sees all the weakness of mankind; the lawyer all the wickedness, the theologian all the stupidity.

According to this way of arguing, there will be no true principles in the world; for there are none but what may be wrested and perverted to serve bad purposes, either through the weakness or wickedness of men.

When a Spanish man cries it's not a sign of weakness.

Confession is always weakness. The grave soul keeps its own secrets, and takes its own punishment in silence.

In the garment trades, on the other hand, the presence of a body of the disfranchised, of the weak and young, undoubtedly contributes to the economic weakness of these trades.