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This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections.

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about human imperfections, perfection, man

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.

Quote by Aristotel about courage, quality, human imperfections

Language is the armory of the human mind, and at once contains the trophies of its past and the weapons of its future conquests.

Quote by Samuel Taylor Coleridge about philosophy, language, past, future, mind, human imperfections

Worrying is the most natural and spontaneous of all human functions. It is time to aknowledge this, perhaps even to learn to do it better.

Quote by Lewis Thomas about feelings, human imperfections, time

It is a part of human nature to have the man you have hurt.

Quote by Tacitus about people, nature, human imperfections, man, contentment

It is too full o the milk of human kindness.

Quote by William Shakespeare about philosophy, human imperfections

It is only through books that we partake of the great harvest that is human civilization across the ages.

Quote by Ibrahim Babangida about civilization, books, human imperfections

At each increase of knowledge, as well as on the contrivance of every new tool, human labour becomes abridged.

Quote by Charles Babbage about knowledge, tools, human imperfections

The economy of human time is the next advantage of machinery in manufactures.

Quote by Charles Babbage about economy, human imperfections, time

The fatigue produced on the muscles of the human frame does not altogether depend on the actual force employed in each effort, but partly on the frequency with which it is exerted.

Quote by Charles Babbage about force, police, human imperfections

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.

Quote by Edward Abbey about human imperfections, spirit

The human mind, if it is to keep its sanity, must maintain the nicest balance between unity and plurality.

Quote by Irving Babbitt about mind, human imperfections

The Inland Empire is indeed species rich, but we have been hit hard by jobs lost by ESA. That is why we need to take into account the human cost.

Quote by Joe Baca about wealth, need, human imperfections

Alexander Hamilton realized that warfare was part and parcel of human nature, and it's something we had to prepare for.

Quote by Paula Abdul about war, nature, human imperfections

In athletics there's always been a willingness to cheat if it looks like you're not cheating. I think that's just a quirk of human nature.

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about cheating, nature, human imperfections, contentment

But the development of human society does not go straight forward; and the epic process will therefore be a recurring process, the series a recurring series - though not in exact repetition.

Quote by Lascelles Abercrombie about evolution, society, human imperfections

There is only one thing which can master the perplexed stuff of epic material into unity; and that is, an ability to see in particular human experience some significant symbolism of man's general destiny.

Quote by Lascelles Abercrombie about destiny, ability, experience, human imperfections, things, man

So the skills required of our translators, interrogators, and human intelligence operators in Iraq are enormously demanding.

Quote by John Abizaid about intelligence, human imperfections

Knowledge and human power are synonymous.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about knowledge, power, human imperfections

It just seems to be a human trait to want to protect the speech of people with whom we agree. For the First Amendment, that is not good enough. So it is really important that we protect First Amendment rights of people no matter what side of the...

Quote by Floyd Abrams about nation, people, human imperfections, good, good luck