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“Nature never wears a mean appearance. Neither does the wisest man extort her secret, and lose his curiosity by finding out all her perfection.”

Men Mean Doe Science Nature Loses Natural Secret Findings Perfection Curiosity Appearance Wisest Wisest Man

Book:Essays and Lectures

Source: Essays and Lectures

“It is beyond a doubt that during the sixteenth century, and the years immediately preceding and following it, poisoning had been brought to a pitch of perfection which remains unknown to modern chemistry, but which is indisputably proved by history. Italy, the cradle of modern science, was at that time, the inventor and mistress of these secrets, many of which are lost.”

Years Lost Secret History Doubt Modern Century Perfection Remains Following Chemistry Mistress Inventor Cradle Modern Science Poisoning

Author:Honore de Balzac

“but art is not relative to perfection in any tangible sense. It is our coarse antennae trembling blindly as it traces the form of Origin, tastes the ephemeral glue welding us, yearning after the secret of ineluctable evolution, and wonders what this transformation will mean. In my mind, here was the best kind of art-the kind hoarded by rich and jealous collectors in their locked galleries; hidden from the eyes of the heathen masses, waiting to be shared with the ripe few”

“Absolute perfection is here and now, not in some future, near or far. The secret is in action - here and now. It is your behavior that blinds you to yourself. Disregard whatever you think yourself to be and act as if you were absolutely perfect - whatever your idea of perfection may be. All you need is courage.”

Ifs Thinking Needs May Ideas Wisdom Action Fun Perfect Secret Behavior Perfection Absolutes Here And Now Disregard

Author:Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

“The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.”

“Patanjali, declares that the true secret of evolution is the manifestation of the perfection which is already in every being; that this perfection has been barred and the infinite tide behind is struggling to express itself. These struggles and competitions are but the results of our ignorance, because we do not know the proper way to unlock the gate and let the water in. This infinite tide behind must express itself; it is the cause of all manifestation.”

Knows Way Has Beens Causes Water Results Secret Behinds Struggle Ignorance Evolution Perfection Infinite Competition Manifestation Gates Tides

Book:Raja Yoga (Annotated Edition)

Source: Raja Yoga (Annotated Edition)

“What do dancers think of Fred Astaire? It's no secret. We hate him. He gives us a complex because he's too perfect. His perfection is an absurdity. It's too hard to face.”

Thinking Giving Hard Faces Hate Perfect Secret Perfection Complexes Dancer Absurdity Hate Him

Author:Mikhail Baryshnikov

“Sometimes sorrow, sometimes joy. But beneath it all remember the innate perfection of your life unfolding. That is the secret of unreasonable happiness.”

Sometimes Remember Joy Secret Sorrow Perfection Innate Unfolding Unreasonable Life Unfolding

Book:Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives

Source: Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives

“Not complete inaction, which is an error, a confusion, a self-delusion, an impossibility, but action full and free done without subjection to sense and passion, desireless and unattached works, are the first secret of perfection.”

Firsts Self Done Action Passion Secret Perfection Errors Confusion Delusion Impossibility Inaction Subjection Self Delusion

Book:Essays on the Gita

Source: Essays on the Gita