A Quotes
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“A perfect man would never act from a sense of duty; he’d always want the right thing more than the wrong one. Duty is only a substitute for love (of God and of other people) like a crutch which is a substitute for a leg. Most of us need the crutch at times; but of course it is idiotic to use the crutch when our own legs (our own loves, tastes, habits etc.) can do the journey on their own.”
Source: A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis
“A perfect marriage is as rare as a perfect love. Could it be otherwise, when both men and women are so imperfect? Could aught else be expected? Yet all do expect it.”
“A perfect marriage is just two imperfect people who refuse to give up on each other.”
“A perfect marriage is like a pure heart ... those who have it are fit to see God.”
“A perfect marriage is one in which "I'm sorry" is said just often enough.”
Source: Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin
“A perfect martini should be made by filling a glass with gin then waving it in the general direction of Italy.”
“A perfect matching between a man and a woman starts with a fight between them.”
“A perfect metaphor: something important, solemn, while still easy to understand.”
Source: In Limbo
“A perfect method for awakening is to examine the results of our daily actions. If they are harmful, we know we need more consciousness.”
“A perfect method of adding drama to life is to wait until the deadline looms large.”
“A perfect mind comes from a perfect heart, not the heart known by a doctor's stethoscope but the heart which is the seat of God.”
Source: Light of India: The Message of the Mahatma
“A perfect morning; in perfect harmony with myself I'm walking briskly uphill.... For once I didn't notice that I was walking, all the way up to the mountaintop forest I was absorbed in deep thought. Perfect clarity and freshness in the air, up further there's some snow. The tangerines make me completely euphoric.”
“A perfect movie is a different thing, but a funny movie is easy. I was really happy that I got everyone that I got. Everybody got to play to their strengths and was paired up in the right scenarios. It was very fortunate. It was exciting, the whole process. It makes more difficulty in editing 'cause there's more footage, but the guy I had handle it was a documentarian editor for a long time, so it was very useful.”
“A perfect Muslim is he from whose tongue and hands mankind is safe.”
Source: Collected Works
“A perfect night... a perfect forever”
Source: The Kiss of Deception
“a perfect night…
anywhere. it doesn't matter where if it ends up with you and me somewhere, just talking about anything and everything until sunrise, not wanting to leave the energy we're feeling for anything, ever. a perfect night is one with the “good night” you don't want to say.”
Source: she's flowers and fire
“A perfect parent is a person with excellent child-rearing theories and no actual children.”
“A perfect peace is not possible; it doesn't exist.”
“A perfect person is easy to love. But when somebody likes all your imperfections, well, that's when you know they really mean it.”
Source: Sixteenth Summer
“a perfect piece of architecture kindles that aimless reverie, which bears the soul we know not whither.”
“A perfect poem is impossible. Once it had been written, the world would end.
Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.”
“A perfect practice of Christianity would, of course, consist in a perfect imitation of the life of Christ -- I mean, in so far as it was applicable in one's own particular circumstance. Not in an idiotic sense -- it doesn't mean that every Christian should grow a beard, or be a bachelor, or become a travelling preacher. It means that every single act and feeling, every experience, whether pleasant or unpleasant, must be referred to God.”
“A perfect record does not mean that someone is the greatest. Rocky Marciano never lost a fight, but I never hear anyone say he's the greatest heavyweight champion of all time.”
“A perfect relationship is not perfect, it’s just that both loving structures never gave up”
“A perfect relationship is when two different people can be happy together being completely themselves.”
Source: Life Simplified: Quote - Unquote
“A perfect ride. I fell a bit behind on the slow pace, but everything's good. It's real good. Yes, he ran the race we wanted him to run.”
“A perfect run has nothing to do with distance. It's when your stride feels comfortable.”
“A perfect run has nothing to do with distance. It's when your stride feels comfortable. You're on your toes trying to push it. Suddenly you realize you can open it up a bit more. You know you're at one with yourself and the environment. You're a little more alive than before you started.”
“A perfect schedule is to be able to do something dark and then go into something lighter to ease up a little bit.”
“A perfect smile is too often missing from the faces of the world. If cricket can provide more smiles, it is doing its job.”
“A perfect society is built upon mutual trust. Character is the source of that trust.”
Source: Eternity's breath: aphorisms and essays
“A perfect storm is in the making: financial uncertainty, economic downturn, government cuts, rising unemployment and a future that looks less clear the more we try to fathom it.”
“A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing and mojito in your hand.”
“A perfect summer day - like this one at age five - could last you forever if you started it early enough.”
Source: Matriarch: A Memoir
“A perfect tragedy is the noblest production of human nature.”
“A perfect traveller who, as it flows, overcomes all obstacles. It cuts through the rock, flows through the meadows, crosses the dense forest, clears all the dirt in its path, and sets off on its own wonderful adventure.”
Source: Journey of Soul - Karma
“A perfect treat must include a trip to a second-hand bookshop.”
“A perfect woman's but a softer man.”
“A perfect woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command; And yet a Spirit still, and bright With something of angelic light”
“A perfect word for my new life. Unbecoming. I who have always been unbecoming am becoming un.”
Source: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
“A perfect work of art is not the one that has no mistakes. It is the one people will like. Creation is not perfect but god is praised for having created it”
Source: The Great Pearl of Wisdom
“A perfect world or a world destroyed, one or the other- someday will come the end of hell.”
Source: Memnoch the Devil
“A perfect writer would make words sing, dance, kiss, do the male and female act, bear children, weep, bleed, rage, stab, steal, fire cannon, steer ships, sack cities, charge with cavalry or infantry, or do anything that man or woman or the natural powers can do.”
“A perfected physique in absence of mental stimulus is little more than an empty shell.”
“A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem.”
“A perfectionist has to take his time.”
Source: Moonwalk
“A perfectly evil Devil makes even less sense than a perfect God.”
Source: The Tale of the Body Thief
“A perfectly happy marriage? There is no such thing. There are strong marriages that can survive problems, but happiness is such a brief condition, interrupted by difficulties and plain, boring routine.”
Source: Intrusions
“A perfectly healthy sentence, it is true, is extremely rare. For the most part we miss the hue and fragrance of the thought; as if we could be satisfied with the dews of the morning or evening without their colors, or the heavens without their azure.”
“a perfectly managed Christmas correct in every detail is, like basted inside seams and letters answered by return, a sure sign of someone who hasn't enough to do.”