"If we had no faults, we would..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
If we had no faults, we would not derive so much pleasure from noting those of other people.
More by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
“That which occasions so many mistakes in the computations of men, when they expect return for favors, is that the giver's pride and the receiver's cannot agree upon the value of the kindness done.”
“The mind is always the patsy of the heart.”
“There are various sorts of curiosity; one is from interest, which makes us desire to know that which may be useful to us; and the other, from pride which comes from the wish to know what others are ignorant of.”
More on Faults
“All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.”
“We often select envenomed praise which, by a reaction upon those we praise, shows faults we could not have shown by other means.”
“The blindness of men is the most dangerous effect of their pride; it seems to nourish and augment it; it deprives them of knowledge of remedies which can solace their miseries and can cure their faults.”
More on Judgment
“Quayle said the worst thing that happened to him was that he never trusted his own judgment. I said from now on I am going to go with my own judgment.”
“He cannot be strict in judging, who does not wish others to be strict judges of himself.”
“Those who are themselves incapable of great crimes are ever backward to suspect others.”