Best perfect & self Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“In the Zen of sports and athletics, we seek to bring discipline and control into our physical movements, but at the same time to eliminate the self that gets in the way of perfect play.”

Way Self Play Sports Perfect Movement Health Buddhism Discipline Athletics

Author:Frederick Lenz

“You can hit a home run. If you are honest, you'll know when it's perfect because at that critical moment of connection, there was no sense of being there. That is perfect play. There is no self involved.”

Ifs Knows Self Play Moments Home Running Perfect Honest Health Buddhism Involved Connections Critical Being There Athletics Home Run Critical Moments

Author:Frederick Lenz

“The emptiness of play is when there is no self present. There is no one playing - there is only play itself taking place, perfect fluid motion.”

Self Play Perfect Health Buddhism Emptiness Fluid Athletics

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Meditation is coming back to your original self, if we can use self without a sense of self. It's perfect, clear light, radiant, infinite mind of the universe, as it is, without identifying with qualities”

Ifs Mind Self Use Light Universe Perfect Quality Clear Meditation Buddhism Infinite Originals Coming Back Sense Of Self Radiant Identifying

Author:Frederick Lenz

“If you can win complete mastery over self, you will easily master all else. To triumph over self is the perfect victory.”

Ifs Self Winning Perfect Masters Victory Discipline Triumph Mastery You Can Win

Author:Thomas a Kempis

“The vigor of a mass movement stems from the propensity of its followers for united action and self-sacrifice. When we ascribe the success of a movement to its faith, doctrine, propaganda, leadership, ruthlessness and so on, we are but referring to instruments of unification and to means used to inculcate a readiness for self-sacrifice. It is perhaps impossible to understand the nature of a mass movement unless it is recognized that their chief preoccupation is to foster, perfect and perpetuate a facility for united action and self-sacrifice.”

Source: THE TRUE BELIEVER

“Only the self-deceived will claim perfect freedom from fear.”

Self Fear Perfect Claims Deceived

Author:Bill W.

“There is, therefore, a more perfect intellectual life in the angels. In them the intellect does not proceed to self-knowledge from anything exterior, but knows itself through itself.”

Knows Doe Self Perfect Intellectual Angel Intellect Self Knowledge Exterior Intellectual Life

Book:On the Truth of the Catholic Faith. Summa Contra Gentiles

Source: On the Truth of the Catholic Faith. Summa Contra Gentiles

“The effort to lift one's self into perfect enlightenment is a profound thing. It has nothing to do with individual will. It's a refraction of the cosmos. The cosmos delights in itself.”

Self Individual Perfect Effort Enlightenment Profound Delight Lifts Cosmos

Author: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 want to be perceived as perfect. Again, this is unattainable - there is no way to control perception, regardless of how much time and energy we spend trying.”

Way Want Trying Self Motivational Energy Goal Perfect Perception Perfection Destructive Perfectionism Unattainable Time And Energy Self Destructive

Author:Brené Brown

“Many risks fail because they were not taken in time. Too many risks are postponed until unnecessarily elaborate preparations are made. This does not mean that one should say, Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead! That is foolish and self-destructive. . . . But don't sit back waiting for the perfect moment. It almost never comes.”

Inspirational Should Mean Doe Made Self Moments Motivational Waiting Perfect Taken Failing Risk Speed Foolish Preparation Damn Destructive Self Destructive Perfect Moments Torpedoes

Author:David Viscott

“Each contact is an opportunity for your own unique satsang with your Self, not in some strained or contrived way, but by keeping your mind inside your Heart, by trusting the inner guru and by recognizing each moment as perfect in itself and by simply being your Self. This is the true and natural responsibility or rather 'response-ability', the ability to respond effortlessly to the needs of the moment.”

Way Needs Mind Heart Self Moments Opportunity Natural Ability Perfect Responsibility Unique Response Contact Recognizing Guru Satsang

Author:Mooji

“Lacan , Derrida and Foucault are the perfect prophets for the weak, anxious academic personality, trapped in verbal formulas and perennially defeated by circumstances. They offer a self-exculpating cosmic explanation for the normal professorial state of resentment, alienation, dithering passivity and inaction.”

“Most perfect self-understanding is the capability to directly (immediately) transcend dilemma, all problems, all seeking.”

Self Problem Wisdom Understanding Perfect Seeking Capability Dilemma Self Understanding

Author:Adi Da

“You are the Self, that perfect immutable Self. Nothing else exists. Nothing else ever existed. Nothing else will ever exist. There is only one Self and you are That. Rejoice!”

Self Perfect Rejoice

Author:Robert Adams

“In its flawless grace and superior self-sufficiency I have seen a symbol of the perfect beauty and bland impersonality of the universe itself, objectively considered, and in its air of silent mystery there resides for me all the wonder and fascination of the unknown.”

Self Universe Perfect Wonder Grace Air Mystery Silent Superiors Symbols Fascination Self Sufficiency Sufficiency Flawless Bland Perfect Beauty Impersonality

Book:Cat Tales 2: Fantastic Feline Fiction

Source: Cat Tales 2: Fantastic Feline Fiction

“I know of scarcely anything so apt to impress the imagination as the wonderful form of cosmic order expressed by the "Law of Frequency of Error." The law would have been personified by the Greeks and deified, if they had known of it. It reigns with serenity and in complete self-effacement, amidst the wildest confusion. The huger the mob, and the greater the apparent anarchy, the more perfect is its sway. It is the supreme law of Unreason.”

“According to the true Indian view, our consciousness of the world, merely as the sum total of things that exist, and as governed by laws, is imperfect. But it is perfect when our consciousness realizes all things as spiritually one with it, and therefore capable of giving us joy. For us the highest purpose of this world is not merely living in it, knowing it and making use of it, but realizing our own selves in it through expansion of sympathy; not alienating ourselves from it and dominating it, but comprehending and uniting it with ourselves in perfect union.”

“Do not make an effort to impress others. When you come from the self, your expression is perfect and your impression lasts for ages.”

Self Age Lasts Perfect Effort Expression Impression Impress

Author:Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

“Men educate each other in reason by contact or collision, and keep each other sane by the very conflict of their separate hobbies. Society as a whole is the deadly enemy of the particular crotchet of each, and solitude is almost the only condition in which the acorn of conceit can grow to the oak of perfect self-delusion.”

Men Self Reason Whole Grows Perfect Enemy Conditions Particular Solitude Conflict Contact Delusion Educate Sane Hobbies Conceit Oaks Collision Acorns Self Delusion

Author:Edwin Percy Whipple

“I who still pray at morning and at eve Thrice in my life perhaps have truly prayed, Thrice stirred below conscious self Have felt that perfect disenthrallment which is God.”

Stills Self Felt Perfect Morning Praying Conscious Thrice

Author:James Russell Lowell

“Only the soul that with an overwhelming impulse and a perfect trust gives itself up forever to the life of other men, finds the delight and peace which such complete self-surrender has to give.”

Men Giving Soul Self Perfect Forever Delight Surrender Impulse Overwhelming Lives Of Others Self-denial

Book:Sermons: The candle of the Lord, and other sermons

Source: Sermons: The candle of the Lord, and other sermons

“In Christ we see the strength of achievement, and the strength of endurance. He moved with a calm majesty, like the sun. The bloody sweat, and the crown of thorns, and the cross, were full in His eyes; but He was obedient unto death. In His perfect self-sacrifice we see the perfection of strength; in the love that prompted it we see the perfection of beauty. This combination of self-sacrifice and love must be commenced in every Christian; and when it shall be in its spirit complete in him, then will he also be perfect in strength and beauty.”

“The public does not like you to mislead or represent yourself to be something you're not. And the other thing that the public really does like is the self-examination to say, you know, I'm not perfect. I'm just like you. They don't ask their public officials to be perfect. They just ask them to be smart, truthful, honest, and show a modicum of good sense.”

Knows Doe Self Shows Asks Perfect Honest Like You Smart Officials Truthful Examination Mislead Not Perfect Good Sense Being Smart I'm Not Perfect Self-examination Public Officials

Author:Ann Richards

“Writing is the perfect balance between self-confidence and self-doubt, with a bit of self-delusion thrown in.”

Writing Self Bits Perfect Doubt Balance Self Confidence Thrown Delusion Self-doubt Self Delusion Perfect Balance

Author:Judith Kelman

“Inside each of us dwells a more-perfect self waiting to unfold. It cries loudly for release, yet it is sometimes ignored. To answer its call, you must take time to listen.”

Self Sometimes Waiting Answers Perfect Cry Release Take Time Ignored

Book:Yoga

Source: Yoga

“And we find at the end of a perfect day, The soul of a friend we've made.”

Made Soul Ends Self Friendship Perfect Perfect Days

Book:The End-of-the-road

Source: The End-of-the-road

“For me, art really starts with acceptance, self trust. Wherever you come to with art, its perfect. You dont have to come with anything. What you bring to something is the art. Thats where its found. Its found within you.”

Art Self Found Perfect Acceptance Within You Self Trust

Author:Jeff Koons

“If we parents accept that problems are an essential part of life's challenges, rather than reacting to every problem as if something has gone wrong with the universe that's supposed to be perfect, we can demonstrate serenity and confidence in problem solving for our kids.By telling them that we know they have a problem and we know they can solve it, we can pass on a realistic attitude as well as empower our children with self-confidence and a sense of their own worth.”

“Always remember deep in your heart that all is well and everything is unfolding as it should. There are no mistakes anywhere, at any time. What appears to be wrong is simply your own false imagination. That's all. But we live in a universe of Brahman, of Absolute Reality, self -contained Consciousness, where there's perfection, perfect life, perfect bliss, perfect being. That perfection knows nothing about wrong and right, good and bad, happy and sad. It knows only itself as Perfection. And you are That.”

Knows Should Wells Heart Self Reality Remember Universe Imagination Perfect Mistake Consciousness Perfection Absolutes Bliss Good And Bad Unfolding Brahman Perfect Life Self Contained

Author:Robert Adams

“Forgiveness is key to enchanted love because it is key to living right, period. It is the capacity to see beyond the veil of personality and worldly illusions. No one is perfect or attractive every day. Forgiveness means we are capable of relating to someone on a deeper level than the ordinary self. And that we are committed to doing so no matter what the appearances are, no matter what the situation is.”

“Our ego ideal is precious to us because it repairs a loss of our earlier childhood, the loss of our image of self as perfect and whole, the loss of a major portion of our infantile, limitless, ain't-I-wonderful narcissism which we had to give up in the face of compelling reality. Modified and reshaped into ethical goals and moral standards and a vision of what at our finest we might be, our dream of perfection lives on--our lost narcissism lives on--in our ego ideal.”

Source: Necessary Losses: The Loves Illusions Dependencies and Impossible Ex

“I call the years when our children are between six and twelve the "golden years," not because everything's perfect . . . but because the kids are capable and independent. . . . They're becoming fascinating human beings who continually astound us and make us laugh. And they build our self-esteem. They still adore us for the most part, not yet having reached that age of thinking everything we do is dumb, old-fashioned and irrelevant.”

“There is a glorious pattern for every man's life, an individual, perfect patter. No two people are alike ... No two leaves are alike-no two snowstorms-no two sets of fingerprints. No two lives are alike, yet each life holds a divine pattern of unfoldment, a great and holy destiny, rich in achievement and honor. As you live true to the pattern of yourself, that deep, inner self, you will unfold as perfect, as joyous, as naturally beautiful as the tree will reach its full measure of fulfillment.”

“The perfect disinterestedness and self-devotion of which men seem incapable, but which is sometimes found in women.”

Men Self Sometimes Seems Found Perfect Devotion Incapable

Author:Thomas B. Macaulay

“A perfect historian must possess an imagination sufficiently powerful to make his narrative affecting and picturesque; yet he must control it so absolutely as to content himself with the materials which he finds, and to refrain from supplying deficiencies by additions of his own. He must be a profound and ingenious reasoner; yet he must possess sufficient self-command to abstain from casting his facts in the mould of his hypothesis.”

Self Facts Imagination Perfect Powerful Materials Profound Command Narrative Sufficient Historian Hypothesis Casting Refrain Deficiency Ingenious Mould Picturesque

Author:Thomas B. Macaulay

“Learn to self-conquest, persevere thus for a time, and you will perceive very clearly the advantage which you gain from it. As soon you apply yourself to orison, you will at once feel your senses gather themselves together: they seem like bees which return to the hive and there shut themselves up to work at the making of honey. At the first call of the will, they come back more and more quickly. At last, after countless exercises, of this kind, God disposes them to a state of utter rest and of perfect contemplation.”

Feels Firsts Kind Self States Seems Together Lasts Perfect Return Exercise Gains Advantage Senses Perceive Contemplation Honey Bees Conquest Persevere Hives

Author:Teresa of Avila

“God's love is so perfect that He lovingly requires us to obey His commandments because He knows that only through obedience to His laws can we become perfect, as He is. For this reason, God's anger and His wrath are not a contradiction of His love but an evidence of His love. Every parent knows that you can love a child totally and completely while still being creatively angry and disappointed at that child's self-defeating behavior.”

“Our culture, therefore, must not omit the arming of the man. Let him hear in season, that he is born into the state of war, and that the commonwealth and his own well-being require that he should not go dancing in the weeds of peace, but warned, self- collected, and neither defying nor dreading the thunder, let him take both reputation and life in his hand, and, with perfect urbanity, dare the gibbet and the mob by the absolute truth of his speech, and the rectitude of his behaviour.”

Source: Emerson's Essays: Top Essays

“This is not to say that becoming a father automatically makes you a good father. Fatherhood, like marriage, is a constant struggle against your limitations and self-interests. But the urge to be a perfect father is there, because your child is a perfect gift.”

“Now repentance is no fun at all. It is something much harder than merely eating humble pie. It means unlearning all the self-conceit and self-will that we have been training ourselves into for thousands of years. It means undergoing a kind of death. In fact, it needs a good man to repent. And here's the catch. Only a bad person needs to repent: only a good person can repent perfectly. The worse you are the more you need it and the less you can do it. The only person who could do it perfectly would be a perfect person - and he would not need it.”

“"You are pure and perfect, and what you call sin does not belong to you". Sins are low degrees of Self-manifestation; manifest your Self in a high degree.”

Doe Self Sin Perfect Strength Pure Degrees Lows Manifestation Manifest

Book:The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

“After I graduated from high school, one of the former workers on our farm asked if I would be willing to join him in selling Fuller brushes through the summer. It seemed like a perfect way to make some money for college. And being away from my parents and learning to make my own way gave me self confidence.”

Ifs Way Self Would Be School Parent My Own Perfect College Willing Summer High School Workers Self Confidence Selling Former Farms Brushes

Author:Billy Graham

“Writing is like being in a dream state or under self-directed hypnosis. It induces a state of recall that - while not perfect - is pretty spooky.”

Writing Self States Dream Perfect Recalls Not Perfect Spooky Hypnosis

Author:Stephen King

“There is no other species on Earth that does science. It is, so far, entirely a human invention, evolved by natural selection in the cerebral cortex for one simple reason: it works. It is not perfect. It can be misused. It is only a tool. But it is by far the best tool we have, self-correcting, ongoing, applicable to everything.”

Humans Doe Self Reason Earth Natural Simple Perfect Tools Species Invention Working It Selection Ongoing Not Perfect Natural Selection Correcting Cerebral Misused Human Inventions

Book:Cosmos

Source: Cosmos

“The problem is that we as a society simply accept these unrealistic standards: that you have to be thin to be perfect, to be beautiful, to be successful at work and to have a good relationship. And it is making us sick. This self-loathing is crippling women.”

Self Problem Beautiful Perfect Accepting Successful Standards Sick Being Successful Loathing Self Loathing Good Relationship

Author:Crystal Renn

“Geniuses are horrid, intolerant, easily offended, sleeplessly self-conscious men, who expect their wives to be angels with no further business in life than to pet and worship their husbands. Even at the best they are not comfortable men to live with; and a perfect husband is one who is perfectly comfortable to live with.”

Men Self Perfect Wife Genius Husband Comfortable Worship Conscious Angel Pet Offended Self Conscious Easily Offended Perfect Husband

Author:George Bernard Shaw

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