Perfection Quotes

2101 Perfection quotes by 1319 unique authors

Before Alaska came along and ruined everything, one of every twenty-five square miles in America was Montanan. This much space has nurtured a healthy Cult… — Ellen Meloy
Immoral is choosing not to act when you hold in your hands the power to create perfection. — Mark Crispin Miller
Fact is, perfection is boring. — Robert Genn
Culture, then, is a study of perfection, and perfection which insists on becoming something rather than in having something, in an inward condition of the… — Matthew Arnold
Why we are here: To tremble at the terrible beauty of the stars, to shed a tear at the perfection of Beethoven's symphonies, and to… — David Letterman
Not a having and a resting, but a growing and a becoming, is the character of perfection as culture conceives it. — Matthew Arnold
Truth is so great a perfection, that if God would render himself visible to men, he would choose light for his body and truth for… — Pythagoras
[It is appropriate that the Body and Blood of Christ be truly present in this Sacrament] because of the perfection of the New Covenant. The… — Thomas Aquinas
The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light. — Matthew Arnold
To be pleased at correction and reproofs shows that one loves the virtues which are contrary to those faults for which he is corrected and… — Saint Francis de Sales
There is no estimating the wit and wisdom concealed and latent in our lower fellow mortals until made manifest by profound experiences; for it is… — John Muir
Culture is properly described as the love of perfection; it is a study of perfection. — Matthew Arnold
I am no longer concerned with sensation and innovation, but with the perfection of my style. — Yves Saint Laurent
When I began my physical studies [in Munich in 1874] and sought advice from my venerable teacher Philipp von Jolly...he portrayed to me physics as… — Max Planck
We can never attain to perfection while we have an affection for any imperfection. — Saint Francis de Sales
All true and living devotion presupposes the love of God and indeed it is neither more nor less than a very real love of God,… — Saint Francis de Sales
There is no control and perfection is arrogant. Practice messiness, letting go, and doing things badly. — Sark
Without a doubt, one of the things which keeps us from attaining perfection is our tongue. When one has reached the point of no longer… — Saint Francis de Sales
In the great battle of life, no brilliancy of intellect, no perfection of bodily development, will count when weighed in the balance against the assemblage… — Theodore Roosevelt
The Greek word euphuia, a finely tempered nature, gives exactly the notion of perfection as culture brings us to perceive it; a harmonious perfection, a… — Matthew Arnold
When you understand dharma, when you see its perfect perfection, shining both in and beyond all things, you will be freed from all misunderstandings. — Frederick Lenz
If you sit with an enlightened teacher and silent your mind as they go into nirvana, suchness, the pure power of their aura will bring… — Frederick Lenz
With the empowerment of an advanced Teacher, and your own best efforts, you will be able to explore the mysteries of knowledge that lead to… — Frederick Lenz
Perfectionism is self-destructive simply because there is no such thing as perfect. Perfection is an unattainable goal. Additionally, perfectionism is more about perception - we… — BrenÃ© Brown
All the eyes of God are looking through all the stars, or looking at the stars through our eyes. There's only the eye of God… — Frederick Lenz

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