Trust no friend without faults, and love a woman, but no angel.

Quote by Doris Lessing

Topics: Faults Quotes, Women Quotes

This world is run by people who know how to do things. They know how...

This world is run by people who know how to do things. They know how...

In university they don't tell you that the greater part of the law is learning...

In university they don't tell you that the greater part of the law is learning...

I don't know much about creative writing programs. But they're not telling the truth if...

I don't know much about creative writing programs. But they're not telling the truth if...

That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but...

That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but...

What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need...

What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need...

Man, who is he? Too bad, to be the work of God: Too good for...

Man, who is he? Too bad, to be the work of God: Too good for...

What is a hero without love for mankind.

What is a hero without love for mankind.

Laughter is by definition healthy.

Laughter is by definition healthy.

With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the...

With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the...

In the university they don't tell you that the greater part of the law is...

In the university they don't tell you that the greater part of the law is...

The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in...

The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in...

You can't be a Red if you're married to a civil servant.

You can't be a Red if you're married to a civil servant.

Laughter is by definition healthy

Laughter is by definition healthy

Space or science fiction has become a dialect for our time.

Space or science fiction has become a dialect for our time.

It is the mark of great people to treat trifles as trifles and important matters...

It is the mark of great people to treat trifles as trifles and important matters...

Literature is analysis after the event.

Literature is analysis after the event.

There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that the second...

There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that the second...

Think wrongly, if you please, but in all cases think for yourself.

Think wrongly, if you please, but in all cases think for yourself.

If a fish is the movement of water embodied, given shape, then cat is a...

If a fish is the movement of water embodied, given shape, then cat is a...

Some people obtain fame, others deserve it.

Some people obtain fame, others deserve it.