Who said “It is in our faults and failings, not in our virtues, that we touch each other, and find…”?

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Jerome K. Jerome. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"On Vanity and Vanities".

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“It is in our faults and failings, not in our virtues, that we touch each other, and find sympathy. It is in our follies that we are one.”
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Jerome, K. (n.d.). It is in our faults and failings, not in our virtues, that we touch each other, and find sympathy. It is in our follies that we are one. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/16524-it-is-in-our-faults-and-failings-not/

MLA

Jerome, K. “It is in our faults and failings, not in our virtues, that we touch each other, and find sympathy. It is in our follies that we are one.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/16524-it-is-in-our-faults-and-failings-not/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Jerome, K. “It is in our faults and failings, not in our virtues, that we touch each other, and find sympathy. It is in our follies that we are one.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/16524-it-is-in-our-faults-and-failings-not/.