Failure to accord credit to anyone for what he may have done is a great weakness in any man

Quote by William Howard Taft

Topics: Weakness Quotes

Substantial progress toward better things can rarely be taken without developing new evils requiring new...

Substantial progress toward better things can rarely be taken without developing new evils requiring new...

Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that you can't be misunderstood.

Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that you can't be misunderstood.

I love judges, and I love courts. They are my ideals, that typify on earth...

I love judges, and I love courts. They are my ideals, that typify on earth...

I am president now, and tired of being kicked around.

I am president now, and tired of being kicked around.

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment.

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment.

I do not know much about politics, but I am trying to do the best...

I do not know much about politics, but I am trying to do the best...

I do not believe in the divinity of Christ, and there are many other of...

I do not believe in the divinity of Christ, and there are many other of...

Action for which I become responsible, or for which my administration becomes responsible, shall be...

Action for which I become responsible, or for which my administration becomes responsible, shall be...

I'll be damned if I am not getting tired of this. It seems to be...

I'll be damned if I am not getting tired of this. It seems to be...

I have come to the conclusion that the major part of the work of a...

I have come to the conclusion that the major part of the work of a...

A government is for the benefit of all the people. . . .

A government is for the benefit of all the people. . . .

George Washington intended this to be a Federal city, and it is a Federal city,...

George Washington intended this to be a Federal city, and it is a Federal city,...

I am in favor of helping the prosperity of all countries because, when we are...

I am in favor of helping the prosperity of all countries because, when we are...

Failure to accord credit to anyone for what he may have done is a great...

Failure to accord credit to anyone for what he may have done is a great...

We are all imperfect. We can not expect perfect government.

We are all imperfect. We can not expect perfect government.

Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever.

Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever.

No tendency is quite so strong in human nature as the desire to lay down...

No tendency is quite so strong in human nature as the desire to lay down...

As the Republican platforms says, the welfare of the farmer is vital to that of...

As the Republican platforms says, the welfare of the farmer is vital to that of...

I am afraid I am a constant disappointment to my party. The fact of the...

I am afraid I am a constant disappointment to my party. The fact of the...

Socialism proposes no adequate substitute for the motive of enlightened selfishness that to-day is at...

Socialism proposes no adequate substitute for the motive of enlightened selfishness that to-day is at...