Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  Hanuman’s childhood pranks were understandable as innocent foibles, but because he also had extraordinary powers, those pranks troubled the sages significantly.

Mahabharata:  Yudhisthira’s weakness for gambling was the foible that was exploited by Shakuni to disastrous effect.

Bhagavad-gita:  Lust, anger and greed are more than mere foibles; they can impel us to such wrongdoings that can metaphorically destroy the soul.