Nos defauts sont parfois les meilleurs adversaires que nous opposions a nos vices.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Our flaws can sometimes help us fight our worse vices by keeping them in check.
- In plain terms
- Sometimes small faults stop us from developing bigger bad habits.
- What can you take from it?
- Flaws can serve as protective barriers against greater evils.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can a small flaw prevent a big mistake?
- What flaw keeps you grounded?
Another view
This might normalize flaws rather than striving to eliminate them.
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