The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.
Thomas Carlyle
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A man who uses power to do evil is in theory judged to have been conscious of his acts and to be as fit for punishment as a perpetrator of premeditated murder. But the technocrat is not trained on that level. He understands events within the logic of the system. The greatest good is the greatest logic or the greatest appearance of efficiency or responsibility for the greatest possible part of the structure.
John Ralston Saul
I do not believe they are right who say that the defects of famous men should be ignored. I think it is better that we should know them. Then, though we are conscious of having faults as glaring as theirs, we can believe that that is no hindrance to our achieving also something of their virtues.
William Somerset Maugham
The great artist is conscious of the talent and power he possesses otherwise he would not see his faults and so would not be able to improve.
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska
The United States, for all its faults, is still the greatest nation in the country.
Spiro Agnew
One who reveals your faults to you like a mirror is your true friend, and one who flatters you and covers up your faults is your enemy.
Husayn ibn Ali
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