Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

People always complain about their memories, never about their minds.

Many complain of their memory, few of their judgment.

Everyone complains of his memory, but no one complains of his judgment.

Experience teaches that a strong memory is generally joined to a weak judgment.

No shortcomings of other people cause us to be more intolerant than those which are caricatures of our own.

I am not blind to the shortcomings of our own people.

There's something delicious about finding fault with something. And that can be including finding fault with one's self, you know?

Every person is observant of the flaws of others and blind to his own flaws.

Human intellect is natures attempt at self criticism

A bad memory is the mother of invention.

It is often our own imperfection which makes us reprove the imperfection of others; a sharp-sighted self-love of others

We almost always see only what's wrong with other people and not what's wrong with us.

If we did not have pride, we would not complain of it in others.

Were we faultless, we would not derive such satisfaction from remarking the faults of others.

We're so quick to point out our own flaws in others.

Excellent memories are often coupled with feeble judgments.

To the extent that experience is the sum of our memories and wisdom the sum of experience, having a better memory would mean knowing not only more about the world, but also more about myself.

Everyone blames his memory, no one blames his judgment.

People of little understanding are most apt to be angry when their sense is called into question.

Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.

It's easy to see the faults in people I know; it's hardest to see the good. Especially when the good isn't there.

A strong memory is generally joined to a weak judgment.

I'm pretty self-aware, and I am an embarrassingly flawed human being in a ton of ways.

Nobody likes to be judged, including me, but I am the first to say that I am far from perfect.

Humans are stupid. I'm ashamed to be human.