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Perfect Quotes by Maximus the Confessor
- To harbor no envy, no anger, no resentment against an offender is still not to have charity for him. It is possible, without any charity,…
- But I say to you, the Lord says, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, pray for those who persecute you. Why…
- For him who is perfect in love and has reached the summit of dispassion there is no difference between his own or another's, or between…
- He has as yet no perfect love, whose disposition towards men depends on what they are like, loving one and despising another for this or…
- As long as I remain imperfect and refractory, neither obeying God by practising the commandments nor becoming perfect in spiritual knowledge, Christ from my point…
- Before His visible advent in the flesh the Logos of God dwelt among the patriarchs and prophets in a spiritual manner, prefiguring the mysteries of…
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- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other… — Aristotle
- School is practice for future life, practice makes perfect and nobody's perfect, so why practice? — Billie Joe Armstrong
- We had hundreds of thousands of people all dedicated to doing the perfect job, and I think they did about as well… — Neil Armstrong
- If I waited for perfection... I would never write a word. — Margaret Atwood
- If you're waiting for the perfect moment, you'll never write a thing because it will never arrive. I have no routine. I… — Margaret Atwood
- Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation. — Saint Augustine
- Indian religion has always felt that since the minds, the temperaments and the intellectual affinities of men are unlimited in their variety,… — Sri Aurobindo
- To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment. — Jane Austen
- An American of the present day reading his Sunday newspaper in a state of lazy collapse is one of the most perfect… — Irving Babbitt
- I've always been pro-life from conception to natural death. It's important for the Republican nominee to maintain what we stand for. We… — Michele Bachmann
- We aren't using Guantanamo Bay anymore to take additional terrorists. That was the perfect facility to be able to use to extract… — Michele Bachmann