Perfection Quotes

2101 Perfection quotes by 1319 unique authors

A man cannot be professor of zoÃ¶logy on one day and of chemistry on the next, and do good work in both. As in a… — Louis Agassiz
All of our holy fathers knew this and all with one accord teach that perfection in holiness can be achieved only through humility. — John Cassian
Mathematics as an expression of the human mind reflects the active will, the contemplative reason, and the desire for aesthetic perfection. Its basic elements are… — Richard Courant
Good painting is nothing else but a copy of the perfections of God and a reminder of His painting. Finally, good painting is a music… — Michelangelo
The existence of a world without God seems to me less absurd than the presence of a God, existing in all of his perfection, creating… — Armand Salacrou
God's willingness to answer our prayers exceeds our willingness to give good and necessary things to our children, just as far as God's ability, goodness… — Edward McKendree Bounds
Renounce and give up. What did Christ say? "He that loseth his life for my sake shall find it." Again and again did he preach… — Swami Vivekananda
Why do we meditate? We meditate precisely because this world of ours has disappointed us and because failure looms large in our day-to-day life. We… — Sri Chinmoy
Flowers always have it - poise, completion, fulfillment, perfection . . . — Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Imperfection is an end. Perfection is only an aim. — Ivor Cutler
I demand perfection in what I do, and I practice very hard before I give a concert-sometimes three to six hours a day. — Nina Simone
The perfection of joyful determination is defined as taking delight or feeling joy in doing something positive or virtuous. If you are very joyful about… — Unknown Author
Do not wonder why things are "taking so long." In fact, everything is rolling out exactly as it needs to, using not a minute more… — Neale Donald Walsch
Perfection never exists in reality, but only in our dreams. — Rudolf Dreikurs
It may be observed, that provinces amid the vicissitudes to which they are subject, pass from order into confusion, and afterward recur to a state… — Niccolo Machiavelli
Everything is already perfect. And if you can accept that everything is already perfect, the imperfection is a part of the perfection. What's to worry… — Alice Walker
To listen closely and reply well is the highest perfection we are able to attain in the art of conversation. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Society is indeed a contract. It is a partnership in all science; a partnership in all art; a partnership in every virtue, and in all… — Edmund Burke
It often happens that we pray God to deliver us from some dangerous temptation, and yet God does not hear us but permits the temptation… — Alphonsus Liguori
Are you still to learn that the end and perfection of our victories is to avoid the vices and infirmities of those whom we subdue? — Alexander the Great

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