“The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light.” LightPerfectionPursuitSweetnessPerfectionismPerfectionistPursuit Of PerfectionPerfection And ImperfectionPursuit Of Excellence Author:Matthew Arnold
“The Greek word euphuia, a finely tempered nature, gives exactly the notion of perfection as culture brings us to perceive it; a harmonious perfection, a perfection in which the characters of beauty and intelligence are both present, which unites "the two noblest of things" - as Swift most happily calls them in his Battle of the Books, "the two noblest of things, sweetness and light."” GivingTwoBookCharacterLightCultureBattlePerfectionNotionPerceiveGreekSweetnessHarmonious Author:Matthew Arnold
“The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light.... He who works for sweetness and light united, works to make reason and the will of God prevail.” ReasonLightUnitedPerfectionPursuitGods WillSweetnessPursuit Of Perfection Author:Matthew Arnold
“It is not the eye that sees the beauty of the heaven, nor the ear that hears the sweetness of music or the glad tidings of a prosperous occurrence, but the soul, that perceives all the relishes of sensual and intellectual perfections; and the more noble and excellent the soul is, the greater and more savory are its perceptions.” SoulEyeHeavenGreaterPerspectivePerceptionIntellectualPerfectionEarsNobleGladSensualExcellentPerceiveSweetnessProsperousRelishTidingsSavoryEyes That See Author:Jeremy Taylor
“His mind’s always on something else. He’d live in a ratty cardigan, and he’s always worrying holes in the pockets of his pants. He can never seem to find his wallet or anything in the refrigerator. And just when you think he’s not paying any attention to what you’re saying or doing, he comes up with exactly the right answer or solution.”", [J.D. Robb, Celebrity In Death"“People""who expect perfection in a mate miss a lot of fun—and sweetness.", [J.D. Robb, Celebrity In Death]” PeopleThinkingMindSeemsFunAnswersAttentionWorryMissingSolutionsPerfectionCome UpHolesPocketsMatesPantsSweetnessRefrigeratorsWalletsRight AnswersCardigansAlways Worrying Author:Nora Roberts
“The commandment of God is, that we love Our Lord in all our heart, in all our soul, in all our thought. In all our heart; that is, in all our understanding without erring. In all our soul; that is, in all our will without gainsaying. In all our their ought; that is, that we think on Him without forgetting. In this manner is very love and true, that is work of man's will. For love is a willful stirring of our thoughts unto God, so that it receive nothing that is against the love of Jesus Christ, and therewith that it be lasting in sweetness of devotion; and that is the perfection of this life.” ThinkingMenHeartSoulJesusUnderstandingChristForgetLove IsLordOughtJesus ChristPerfectionDevotionThis LifeLastingCommandmentsOur ThoughtsSweetnessOur LordStirringErringCommandments Of God Author:Richard Rolle
“In the Cross is salvation; in the Cross is life; in the Cross is protection against our enemies; in the Cross is infusion of heavenly sweetness; in the Cross is strength of mind; in the Cross is joy of spirit; in the Cross is excellence of virtue; in the Cross is perfection of holiness. There is no salvation of soul, nor hope of eternal life, save in the Cross.” MindSoulJoySpiritJesusEnemyVirtueEternalCrossesPerfectionSalvationExcellenceProtectionHolinessHeavenlySweetnessEternal LifeStrength Of MindInfusion Author:Thomas a Kempis
“There are in truth three states of the converted: the beginning, the middle, and the perfection. In the beginning they experience the charms of sweetness; in the middle the contests of temptation; and in the end the fullness of perfection.” EndsStatesThreeMiddlePerfectionCatholicSaintTemptationCharmSweetnessContestsFullnessCatholic Saint Author:Pope Gregory I
“For love is a willful stirring of our thoughts unto God, so that it receive nothing that is against the love of Jesus Christ, and therewith that it be lasting in sweetness of devotion; and that is the perfection of this life.” JesusChristLove IsJesus ChristPerfectionDevotionThis LifeLastingOur ThoughtsSweetnessStirringLasting Love Author:Richard Rolle
“From the perfection of Allah's ihsan is that He allows His slave to taste the bitterness of the break before the sweetness of the mend. So He does not break his believing slave, except to mend him. And He does not withhold from him, except to give him. And He does not test him (with hardship), except to cure him.” GivingBelieveHeartDoeBreakTastePerfectionTestsSlaveIslamCuresHardshipBitternessSweetnessHeart BreakWithholdingMending Author:Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya