Disadvantages Quotes

The only disadvantage of an honest heart is credulity.

Philip Sidney

Honesty, Lying, Heart

Sir Philip Sidney, Jane Porter (1807). “Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks”, p.23

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Every advantage has its disadvantage.

Johan Cruijff

Soccer, Advantage

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To every disadvantage there is a corresponding advantage.

W. Clement Stone

Inspirational, Motivational, Gratitude

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It is a government of the people by the people for the people no longer it is a government of corporations by corporations for corporations

Rutherford B. Hayes

Government, People, Political

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Every disadvantage has its advantage.

Johan Cruijff

Soccer, Sports, Advantage

"They Said It: Johan Cruyff". www.fifa.com. April 25, 2014.

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Physically you are a human being, but mentally you are incomplete. Given that we have this physical human form, we must safeguard our mental capacity for judgment. For that, we cannot take out insurance; the insurance company is within: self-discipline, self-awareness, and a clear realization of the disadvantages of anger and the positive effects of kindness.

Dalai Lama

Kindness, Self, Discipline

His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.9, Penguin Books India

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I have had all the disadvantages required for success.

Larry Ellison

Inspirational, Success, Failure

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To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

Charles de Gaulle

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With disadvantages enough to bring him to humility, a Scotsman is one of the proudest things alive.

Oliver Goldsmith

Humility, Alive, Enough

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Los Angeles is an industry town, and it has great facilities and personnel. The disadvantage is that everyone there seems to talk about the same subject matter.

Carter Burwell

Matter, Towns, Los Angeles

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There's almost no way of doing importing honestly, because if you do you're at such a disadvantage competitively. So people spend huge amounts of effort getting around stupid laws and not paying taxes.

Esther Dyson

Stupid, Law, People

"On the Frontier". Interview with Virginia Postrel, reason.com. October, 1996.

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Further, a defensive policy involves the loss of the initiative, with all the consequent disadvantages to the defender.

Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig

Loss, Initiative, Advantages And Disadvantages

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This administration and the leadership in Congress appear to be intent on valuing wealth over work, thereby placing working families at a distinct disadvantage.

Tim Bishop

Aggravation, Administration, Wealth

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We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage.

Albert Camus

Love, Life, Deceived Us

"A Happy Death" by Albert Camus, translated by Richard Howard, 1972.

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Mutual funds give people the sense that they're investing with the big boys and that they're really not at a disadvantage entering the stock market.

Ron Chernow

Boys, People, Giving

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I do a lot of work with the Dyslexia Institute because, for people with dyslexia who do not have parental support, it is a huge disadvantage. I was fortunate because my Mum was a teacher and she taught me to work hard.

Susan Hampshire

Teacher, Hard Work, People

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Democracy is only an experiment in government, and it has the obvious disadvantage of merely counting votes instead of weighing them.

William Ralph Inge

Government, Democracy, Vote

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The future battle on the ground will be preceded by battle in the air. This will determine which of the contestants has to suffer operational and tactical disadvantages and be forced throughout the battle into adoption compromise solutions.

Erwin Rommel

Air, Adoption, Suffering

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One of the disadvantages of wine is that it makes a man mistake words for thoughts.

Samuel Johnson

Mistake, Drinking, Food

"Life of Samuel Johnson". Book by James Boswell. Volume II, p. 659, 1791.

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Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.

Washington Irving

Inspirational, Motivational, Wisdom

Washington Irving (2015). “The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. – The Complete Collection: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Rip Van Winkle, The Voyage, Roscoe, A Royal Poet, A Sunday in London and many more (Illustrated)”, p.23, e-artnow

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Being a good psychoanalyst has the same disadvantage as being a good parent: The children desert one as they grow up.

Morton Hunt

Children, Growing Up, Parent

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Of course, the advantage is that, being in this business, you get to learn a lot, experience a lot of new things, and you can become real successful. The disadvantage is, of course the negative media. People may try to manipulate you and control you, and those are the things you have to avoid. But if you maintain strong family values and you believe in God, you can be successful. So, it's been tough, but I've gotten through it because I stuck with my family and my deep belief in God.

Aaliyah

Strong, Business, Real

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We fight to great disadvantage when we fight with those who have nothing to lose.

Francesco Guicciardini

Fighting, Nothing To Lose, Loses

"Storia d' Italia". Book by Francesco Guicciardini, 1561.

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Out of labor's struggle in Arizona came better conditions for the workers, who must everywhere, at all times, under advantage and disadvantage work out their own salvation

Mother Jones

Struggle, Work Out, Arizona

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There are many advantages in their being accustomed to the use of arms, and no possible disadvantage.

Joel Barlow

Gun, Use, Arms

Joel Barlow (1796). “The Political Writings of Joel Barlow ... A New Edition Corrected”, p.24

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