Jean de la Bruyere Quotes

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

We tend to see our character flaws as simple defects, and the simple defects of others as character flaws.

The truth is, we never make for others the allowance we make for ourselves; and we should deny even our own words, could we hear them spoken by another.

What you dislike in another take care to correct in yourself.

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

Our judgments judge us, and nothing reveals us, exposes our weaknesses, more ingeniously than the attitude of pronouncing upon our fellows.

The familiar writer is apt to be his own satirist. Out of his own mouth is he judged.

Nothing shows our weakness more than to be so sharp-sighted at spying other men's faults, and so purblind about our own.

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

When you talk yourself, you think how witty, how original, how acute you are; but when another does so, you are very apt to think only - What a crib from Rochefoucauld!

It's difficult to see yourself up on screen without being a critic.

I find it difficult to watch myself... I find it boring.

When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself.

One ought to look a good deal at oneself before thinking of condemning others.

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.

It's really hard to watch yourself.

Do you remember when you told me I couldn't see myself clearly? You obviously have the same blindness

Every man carries two bags about him, one in front and one behind, and both are full of faults. The bag in front contains his neighbors' faults, the one behind his own. Hence it is that men do not see their own faults, but never fail to see those of others.

Self-criticism, like self-administered brain surgery, is perhaps not a good idea. Can the 'self' see the 'self' with any objectivity?

Before thou reprehend another, take heed thou art not culpable in what thou goest about to reprehend. He that cleanses a blot with blotted fingers makes a greater blur.

I am very critical! I hate watching myself but I know I have to because I'm going to be asked so I need to have some sort of semblance of what the films with me are like. But it's not an enjoyable experience watching yourself. I hate it less than I used to but I still don't enjoy it.

If I can avoid looking at myself, I will. I don't care to examine myself or see much of what I do. I never care how I look.