“It is difficult to live with the pure. They do not condemn you; they forgive you. This forgiveness is more terrible than a judgment.” DifficultTerriblePureJudgmentPerfectionForgivingInnocence Author:Anais Nin
“Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life. It is only found in men of sound sense and understanding.” MenReasonFoundUnderstandingSoundDutyJudgmentPerfectionGuidesDiscretion Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“The impulse to perfection cannot exist where the definition of perfection is the arbitrary decision of authority. That which is born in loneliness and from the heart cannot be defended against the judgment of a committee of sycophants. The volatile essences which make literature cannot survive the clichés of a long series of story conferences.” HeartLongStoriesLiteratureBornDecisionLonelinessAuthorityJudgmentPerfectionEssenceSeriesDefinitionsImpulseCommitteesConferencesArbitrarySycophants Book:Raymond Chandler Speaking Source: Raymond Chandler Speaking
“Adolescents' immature thinking makes it difficult for them to process the divorce. They tend to see things in black-and-white terms and have trouble putting events into perspective. They are absolute in their judgments and expect perfection in parents. They are likely to be self-conscious about their parent's failures and critical of their every move. They have the expectations that parents will keep them safe and happy and are shocked by the broken covenant. Adolescents are unforgiving.” ThinkingSelfMovingProcessParentDifficultBlackTermWhiteTroubleEventsBrokenPerspectiveSafeJudgmentExpectationsConsciousPerfectionAbsolutesDivorceCriticalBlack And WhiteShockedSelf ConsciousCovenantImmatureUnforgiving Book:Reviving Ophelia Source: Reviving Ophelia
“Women of no beauty may yet be flattered to believe they possess some; others of a moderate share that they have a great deal; but those of elegance and charm generally know the perfection of their external graces so well, that they seem to covet that flattery most which heightens the opinion of their wit and judgment.” KnowsBelieveWellsMaySeemsDealsOpinionGraceShareJudgmentPerfectionWitCharmFlatteryEleganceModeratesFlattered Author:Norm MacDonald
“The surest hindrance of success is to have too high a standard of refinement in our own minds, or too high an opinion of the judgment of the public. He who is determined not to be satisfied with anything short of perfection will never do anything to please himself or others.” MindOpinionPleaseJudgmentStandardsPerfectionDeterminedSatisfiedRefinementHindrance Author:William Hazlitt
“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.” HumansKindDoeDangerousDangerJudgmentPerfectionMadnessIntelligenceTriumphHuman IntelligenceNatural Endowment Author:Alfred de Musset
“A pilot must have a memory developed to absolute perfection. But there are two higher qualities which he also must have. He must have good and quick judgment and decision, and a cool, calm courage that no peril can shake.” TwoMemoriesDecisionQualityHigherJudgmentPerfectionAbsolutesCalmShakesAviationPilotsPerilGreat Aviation Author:Mark Twain