Affection Quote by Adam Smith

To feel much for others and little for ourselves; to restrain our selfishness and exercise our benevolent affections, constitute the perfection of human nature.

— Adam Smith

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.

— George Orwell

Consciously or unconsciously, we are all striving for perfection. Every being must attain to it.

— Swami Vivekananda

“n our perfection-obsessed, air-brushed society, it can be tempting to measure our self-worth against its set of impossible standards. However, organic beauty is in…

— Jaeda DeWalt

We can love with all our hearts those in whom we recognize great faults. It would be impertinent to believe that perfection alone has…

— Luc de Clapiers

“Love is the perception of perfection beyond the protection of our projection.”

— Eric Micha'el Leventhal

“When we relate to ourselves with loving kindness, perfectionism naturally drops away.”

— Sharon Salzberg

The human person finds his perfection "in seeking and loving what is true and good.

— Anonymous

“Clinging to our ideas of perfection isolates us from life and is a barrier.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“Dismiss perfection as an ache of the greedy, but do not give in to the mass modesty of easy imperfection.”

— Charles Bukowski

A perfect human being: Man in search of his ideal of perfection. Nothing less.

— Anonymous

The less satisfaction we derive from being ourselves, the greater is our desire to be like others.

— Eric Hoffer