Imperfectly Quotes

75 quotes by 65 authors

It is less dishonor to hear imperfectly than to speak imperfectly. The ears are excused; the understanding is not. — Ben Jonson
The science of the modern school ... is in effect ... the acquisition of imperfectly analyzed misstatements about entrails, elements, and electricity... — George Herbert
It is impossible to read the history of the petty republics of Greece and Italy without feeling sensations of horror and disgust at the distractions… — Alexander Hamilton
Every man is proud of what he does well; and no man is proud of what he does not do well. With the former, his… — Abraham Lincoln
There is no shortcut to life. To the end of our days, life is a lesson imperfectly learned. — Harrison Salisbury
The world is not as it was when it came from its Maker's hands. It has been modified by many great revolutions, brought about by… — Adam Sedgwick
The answer to the mystery of existence is the love you shared sometimes so imperfectly, and when the loss wakes you to the deeper beauty… — Dean Koontz
You can t, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity. It is his clear duty. And least of all… — Joseph Conrad
What I see in Nature is a grand design that we can understand only imperfectly, one with which a responsible person must look at with… — Albert Einstein
It seems to me that the idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept which I cannot take seriously. I feel also not able… — Albert Einstein
The surface of the quieted river, as I think now, is like a window looking into another world that is like this one except that… — Wendell Berry
I do beseech you- Though I perchance am vicious in my guess , that your wisdom yet From one that so imperfectly conjects Would take… — William Shakespeare
Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly. — Plato
Whenever we encounter the Infinite in man, however imperfectly understood, we treat it with respect. Whether in the synagogue, the mosque, the pagoda, or the… — Victor Hugo
I hope I may have succeeded in presenting to you, however imperfectly, the currents of thought due to the work of the immortal Darwin which… — Franz Boas
The shallowness of our inner experience, the hollowness of our worship, and that servile imitation of the world which marks our promotional methods all testify… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
I have always hated machinery, and the only machine I ever understood was a wheelbarrow, and that but imperfectly. — Eric Temple Bell
A woman who is perfectly woman is superior to a man who is imperfectly man, just as a farmer who is faithful to his land… — Julius Evola
The singing of the songs of Zion, though imperfectly, with the inspiration of God, will touch the hearts of the honest more effectively than if… — Heber J. Grant
Freedom is a lonely battle, but if the United States doesn't lead it - sometimes imperfectly, but mostly with honor - who will? — Cal Thomas

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