"Once we know our weaknesses they cease to do us any harm."

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Source : "Aphorisms". Book by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. Notebook D 5, 1799.

Georg C. Lichtenberg

#Thinking Quotes #Weakness Quotes #Harm Quotes

“It is often said that the modern exhibition has ruined painting. It is an unfortunate fact that it does encourage competition, so that, to attract attention to his work, an artist is tempted to descend to sensationalism, whether it is expressed by strong colour, grotesque handling, unusual subject, or sheer size.”
“I think people who have faults are a lot more interesting than people who are perfect.”
“A lot of people still think caring about clothes is a dubious, unserious, frivolous, girlie thing.”
“The Beatties were always arguing, it gave them an interest in life ...”

Source : Elspeth Huxley (2011). “The Mottled Lizard”, p.54, Random House
“If there is something a coach might wish to see changed in a player or team, the first place to check and see if it could not be done better is in yourself.”
“Great, the worlds coming to an end and we're fixing it with Band-Aids”

Source : Susan Beth Pfeffer (2008). “Life As We Knew It”, p.34, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“I want America to know that you can't believe everything you hear, and nowadays, you can't believe everything you see.”
“Brands were a by-product of having great products and communicating them well to people. Power stations that generate a lot of electricity probably have a lot of steam coming out of the chimneys. That doesn't mean to say that the engineers stand around working out how to make more steam.”

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