P Quotes
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“Perfection belongs to the Gods; the most
we can hope for is excellence.”
“Perfection bores me, in art, in music; most of all, in people. Luckily, perfection is rare.”
“Perfection can be a fetish”
“Perfection can be had by everybody.”
Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
“Perfection can never be attained by work.”
Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
“Perfection cannot be reached, because nothings perfect. But things can change, and so can people”
“Perfection... comes about little by little (para mikron) through many numbers”
“Perfection consists in a constant perseverance to acquire the virtues and become proficient in their practice, because on God's road, not to advance is to fall back since man never remains in the same condition.”
Source: Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: Correspondence; January 1640-July 1646)
“Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.”
“Perfection consists in one thing alone, which is doing the will of God. For, according to Our Lord's words, it suffices for perfection to deny self, to take up the cross and to follow Him. Now who denies himself and takes up his cross and follows Christ better than he who seeks not to do his own will, but always that of God? Behold, now, how little is needed to become as Saint? Nothing more than to acquire the habit of willing, on every occasion, what God wills.”
“Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.”
“Perfection does not come from belief or faith. Talk does not count for anything. Parrots can do that. Perfection comes through the disinterested performance of action.”
Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
“Perfection does not come in this life, but we exercise faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and keep our covenants. President Monson has promised, "Your testimony, when constantly nourished, will keep you safe." We push our spiritual roots deep, feasting daily on the words of Christ in the scriptures. We trust in the words of living prophets, placed before us to show us the way. We pray and pray and listen to the quiet voice of the Holy Ghost that leads us along and speaks peace to our soul. Whatever challenges arise, we never, never leave Him.”
“Perfection does not consist in any singular state or condition of life, or in any particular set of duties, but in holy and religious conduct of ourselves in every state of Life.”
Source: A practical treatise upon Christian perfection
“Perfection does not consist in macerating or killing the body, but in killing our perverse self-will.”
“Perfection does not exist - only God is perfect.”
“Perfection does not exist -- you can always do better and you can always grow.”
“Perfection does not exist. It's more important to be happy with the human being you are.”
“Perfection does not exist; to understand it is the triumph of human intelligence; to expect to possess it is the most dangerous kind of madness.”
“Perfection does not mean errorless . Real perfection starts with real intention and ends with delivery, all driven by seeking knowledge, trial & error and investing emotions. Whatever delivered after that is perfect .”
“Perfection doesn't exists,
It's all about how quickly one can learn from the mistakes.”
“Perfection doesn't exist.”
“Perfection doesn't exist... only good attempts.”
“Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.”
Source: Mr. Maugham Himself
“Perfection has to do with the end product, but excellence has to do with the process.”
“Perfection I've lived with the pretense of perfection for seventeen years. Give my room a cursory inspection, you'd think I have OCD. But it's only habit and not obsession that keeps it all orderly. Of course, I don't want to give the impression that it's all up to me.”
Source: Impulse
“Perfection in any endeavor is an aiming point. Let the desire for it push you, but don't let the absence of it stop you.”
“Perfection in asana is achieved when the effort to perform it becomes effortless and the infinite being within is reached.”
“Perfection in imperfection. Someone whose flaws work well with yours. Infuse modern love with the hues of older romance. An agency that offers something real in a world that was increasingly becoming plastic.”
Source: Great Goddesses: Life Lessons from Myths and Monsters
“Perfection in war lies in so sapping your opponents will that he surrenders without fighting.”
“Perfection in wisdom, as well as in integrity, is neither required nor expected in these agents (public servants). It belongs not to man. The wise know too well their weaknesses to assume infallibility; and he who knows most, knows best how little he knows.”
“Perfection irritates as well as it attracts, in fiction as in life.”
“Perfection… is a cage. It stops the breath.”
Source: The Boxmaker’s Apprentice
“Perfection is a delusion. Perfection requires someone else to be inferior in order to win. Shake off imposturous ideas like a deer that shakes off fear after a life threatening chase.”
“Perfection is a disease of a nation.”
“Perfection is a faux. It’s a mask carved by our own poor esteem to hide who we really are and make others see what really isn’t us.”
“Perfection is a lie, and lying to others is explicable but lying to oneself is the highest form of deceit.”
“Perfection is a moving target”
“Perfection is a polished collection of errors.”
“Perfection is a promise, and a reassurance that we are not wrong.”
Source: Requiem
“Perfection is a stick with which to beat the possible.”
Source: Hope In The Dark
“Perfection is a theory. You cannot be a perfect human being, perfect artist. You cannot be a perfect husband, you cannot be a perfect father probably and probably I am not. But go through your daily routine with hope you will be a little better in all respects, and do something meaningful”
“Perfection is a thought form that thrives on the mindset that others are inferior. This inequality creates impossible expectations that cannot be fulfilled just as a tree cannot be hateful.”
“Perfection is a toxic desire. We are not supposed to be perfect. The challenge is not to be perfect, it's to be whole.”
“Perfection is a trifle dull. It is not the least of life's ironies that this, which we all aim at, is better not quite achieved.”
Source: Mr. Maugham Himself
“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”
Source: Airman's Odyssey
“Perfection is almost an illness with me, but sometimes I have moments where everything is absolutely clear and you can feel, rather than think.”
“Perfection is always found in maturity, whether it be in the animal or in the intellectual world. Reflection is the mother of wisdom, and wisdom the parent of success.”
“Perfection is always infinite.”
Source: Jnana Yoga: The Yoga of Knowledge
“Perfection is always infinite. We are the Infinite already. You and I, and all beings, are trying to manifest that infinity.”