We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects.
Defect Quotes
It is easier to confess a defect than to claim a quality.
The fundamental defect of fathers is that they want their children to be a credit to them.
I consider looseness with words no less of a defect than looseness of the bowels.
Speak unto Aaron, saying, Any of thy seed throughout their generations that hath any defect, shall not approach to present the bread of his God; for whatever man hath a defect, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or one limb longer than the other, […]
‘That is certainly a refined and ingenious recreation,’ said Federico, ‘but it seems to me to possess one defect; namely, that it is possible for it to demand too much knowledge, so that anyone who wishes to become an outstanding player must, I think, give to it as much time and study as he would […]
Zero Defects, n.: The result of shutting down a production line.
In a true zero-defects approach, there are no unimportant items.
We believe that the defects of so many perverse and so many frivolous people, who make up society, are organic, and society is a hospital of incurables.
A small demerit extinguishes a long service.
