Perfection Quotes

2101 Perfection quotes by 1319 unique authors

You would attain to the divine perfection. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The practical man is the adventurer, the investigator, the believer in research, the asker of questions, the man who refuses to believe that perfection has… — Unknown Author
What ideal, immutable Platonic cloud could equal the beauty and perfection of any ordinary everyday cloud floating over, say, Tuba City, Arizona, on a hot… — Edward Abbey
Humanity will ever seek but never attain perfection. Let us at least survive and go on trying. — Dora Russell
To arrive at perfection, a man should have very sincere friends or inveterate enemies; because he would be made sensible of his good or ill… — Diogenes
Perfection of planning is a symptom of decay. During a period of exciting discovery or progress, there is no time to plan the perfect headquarters. — C. Northcote Parkinson
Don't be proud of what you know, and don't be self-confident if you are learned. Be open to advice from the unlearned as well as… — Barbara De Angelis
The whole mass of humanity . . . marches constantly, though slowly, toward greater perfection. — Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, Baron de Laune
PERFECTION, n. An imaginary state of quality distinguished from the actual by an element known as excellence; an attribute of the critic. — Ambrose Bierce
In modern times the belief that the ultimate explanation of all things was to be found in Newtonian mechanics was an adumbration of the truth… — Alfred North Whitehead
In cooking, as in all the arts, simplicity is the sign of perfection. — Curnonsky
Lawyers, Preachers, and Tomtits Eggs, there are more of them hatch'd than come to perfection. — Benjamin Franklin
The difference of a single day is perceptible. Vegetables can only be tasted in perfection, gathered the same day. — John Pintard
Actually, the true gourmet, like the true artist, is one of the unhappiest creatures existent. His trouble comes from so seldom finding what he constantly… — Ludwig Bemelmans
....try the mustard, - a man can't know what turnips are in perfection without mustard. — Mark Twain
Hunger makes you restless. you dream about food - not just any food, but perfect food, the best food, magical meals, famous and awe-inspiring, the… — Dorothy Allison
A Bearnaise sauce is simply an egg yolk, a shallot, a little tarragon vinegar, and butter, but it takes years of practice for the result… — Fernand Point
The strands of spaghetti were vital, almost alive in my mouth, and the olive oil was singing with flavor. It was hard to imagine that… — Ruth Reichl
A perfect life is a contradiction in terms. Life itself is a state of continuous struggle between ourselves and everything outside. Every moment we are… — Swami Vivekananda
All perfection is there already in the soul. But this perfection has been covered up by nature; layer after layer of nature is covering this… — Swami Vivekananda
All progress and power are already in every man; perfection is man's nature, only it is barred in and prevented from taking its proper course. — Swami Vivekananda
All these practices and struggles to become religious are only negative work, to take off the bars, and open the doors to that perfection which… — Swami Vivekananda
Consciously or unconsciously, we are all striving for perfection. Every being must attain to it. — Swami Vivekananda
Every individual has in himself perfection. It lies within the dark recesses of his physical being. — Swami Vivekananda
Every soul is destined to be perfect, and every being, in the end, will attain the state of perfection. — Swami Vivekananda

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