nobody's perfect

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Phrase

nobody's perfect

1. Used when someone's mistakes or flaws are acknowledged, to remind that everyone else makes mistakes and has flaws.
   • 1995, New York Magazine Vol. 28, No. 5, 30 January 1995, The de-moralization of society (Book Review)

     Hypocrisy, particularly in sexual matters, is excused on the grounds that hey, nobody's perfect, and at least folks back then felt bad enough to lie.

   • 2000, Madonna, Nobody's Perfect

     I feel so sad. What I did wasn't right. I feel so bad and I must say to you: Sorry, but nobody's perfect. Nobody's perfect. What did you expect? I'm doing my best

Translations

phrase to remind that we all fail at times

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 人無完人 (cmn), 人无完人 (cmn) (rén wú wánrén), 人非聖賢，孰能無過 (cmn), 人非圣贤，孰能无过 (cmn) (rén fēi shèngxián, shú néng wú guò)

• Finnish: ‎kukaan ei ole täydellinen
• French: nul n'est parfait (fr)
• German: niemand ist perfekt (de)

• Japanese: 完全無欠な人はいない (ja) (かんぜんむけつなひとはいない, kanzen muketsu na hito wa inai)
• Russian: никто не совершенен (ru) (niktó ne soveršénen)
• Spanish: nadie es perfecto (es)