William Shakespeare - John Dryden - Francis Bacon - Albert Einstein - Sylvia Plath - John Steinbeck -
Thou seest I have more flesh than another man, and therefore more frailty. William Shakespeare, I Henry IV III iii, Falstaff
Alas, our frailty is the cause, not we,
For such as we are made of, such we be. William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night II ii 31-32
Frailty, thy name is woman! William Shakespeare, Hamlet I ii 146, Hamlet
And love’s the noblest frailty of the mind. John Dryden
It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the security of a god. Francis Bacon
I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation ... who is but a reflection of human frailty. Albert Einstein
How frail the human heart must be – a mirrored pool of thought. Sylvia Plath, Letters Home
In uncertainty I am certain that underneath their topmost layers of frailty men want to be good and want to be loved. Indeed, most of their vices are attempted shortcuts to love. John Steinbeck