“To take no account of oneself, but always to think well and highly of others is the highest wisdom and perfection.” ThinkingWellsWisdomHighestPerfectionAccountsOneself Author:Thomas a Kempis
“It is true that we shall not be able to reach perfection, but in our struggle toward it we shall strengthen our characters and give stability to our ideas, so that, whilst ever advancing calmly in the same direction, we shall be rendered capable of applying the faculties with which we have been gifted to the best possible account.” GivingHas BeensIdeasCharacterAbleStrongStruggleCapablePerfectionAccountsFacultyStabilityGiftedAdvancingBeing Strong Author:Confucius
“Mathematics is an obscure field, an abstruse science, complicated and exact; yet so many have attained perfection in it that we might conclude almost anyone who seriously applied himself would achieve a measure of success.” MightSuccessScienceAchieveFieldsPerfectionAccountsMathematicsComplicatedObscureMeasure Of Success Author:Marcus Tullius Cicero
“All sciences originated among the sons of Israel, the reason being the existence of prophecy among them which made their perfection in the sciences amazing.” MadeReasonScienceExistenceSonPerfectionAccountsIsraelProphecy Author:Averroes
“I have also heard and read various accounts of why they [Sheldon Leonard and Carl Reiner] liked me. My favorites? I wasn't too good-looking, I walked a little funny, and I was basically kind of average and ordinary. I guess my lack of perfection turned out to be a winning hand. Let that be a lesson for future generations.” KindLittlesHandsWinningGenerationsHeardLessonsOrdinaryPerfectionAccountsAverageVariousLooking GoodFuture Generation Author:Dick Van Dyke
“Art is life seen through man's inner craving for perfection and beauty-- his escape from the sordid realities of life into a world of his imagining. Art accounts for at least a third of our civilization, and it is one of the artist's principal duties to do more than merely record life or nature. To the artist is given the privilege of pointing the way and inspiring towards a better life.” MenWorldWayArtRealityArtistGivenRecordsDutyCivilizationArt IsPerfectionThirdsAccountsPrivilegeReality Of LifePrincipalPointingBetter LifeCraving Author:Paul Outerbridge