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“Without a doubt, one of the things which keeps us from attaining perfection is our tongue. When one has reached the point of no longer committing faults in speech, he has surely reached perfection, as was said by the Holy Spirit. The worst defect in talking is talking too much. Hence, in speech be brief and virtuous, brief and gentle, brief and simple, brief and charitable, brief and amiable.”

Said Spirit Simple Talking Doubt Too Much Worst Holy Speech Perfection Faults Tongue Gentle Holy Spirit Attachment Virtuous Defects Charitable Amiable Talking Too Much

Author:Saint Francis de Sales

“Every culture, if its natural development is not too much affected by political restrictions, experiences a perpetual renewal of the formative urge, and out of that comes an ever growing diversity of creative activity. Every successful piece of work stirs the desire for greater perfection and deeper inspiration; each new form becomes the herald of new possibilities of development.”

Source: Anarcho-Syndicalism: Theory and Practice

“Emulation has been termed a spur to virtue, and assumes to be a spur of gold. But it is a spur composed of baser materials, and if tried in the furnace will be found to want that fixedness which is the characteristic of gold. He that pursues virtue, only to surpass others, is not far from wishing others less forward than himself; and he that rejoices too much at his own perfections will be too little grieved at the defects of other men.”

Source: Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think

“We expect too much from our children. We exact from them a perfection which we are far from carrying out in ourselves; we require of them sacrifices much heavier, comparatively, than those of any grown-up person.”

Children Persons Too Much Sacrifice Perfection Our Children

Author:Dinah Maria Murlock Craik

“Those who profit from adversity possess a spirit of humility and are therefore inclined to make the necessary changes needed to learn from their mistakes, failures, and losses. ... When we are focused too much on ourselves, we lose perspective. Humility allows us to regain perspective and see the big picture. ... Humility allows us to let go of perfection and keep trying.”

Trying Bigs Spirit Loses Loss Mistake Too Much Humility Perspective Needed Letting Go Perfection Adversity Profit Focused Keep Trying Big Picture Necessary Change

Author:John C. Maxwell

“There is too much emphasis on technical perfection nowadays, and not enough on what music is actually about - irony, joy, human suffering, love.”

Humans Enough Joy Suffering Too Much Music Is Perfection Irony Emphasis Human Suffering

Author:Mstislav Rostropovich

“Too many people spend too much time trying to perfect something before they actually do it. Instead of waiting for perfection, run with what you go, and fix it along the way.”

People Way Trying Running Waiting Perfect Too Much Perfection Public Speaking Perfectionism

Author:Paul Arden

“There is a danger of changing too much in the search for perfection.”

Change Too Much Danger Perfection

Author:Agnetha Faltskog

“Perfection, in the form of a flawless stream of words delivered with cool composure, is never as persuasive as realness. An impassioned but imperfect speech, which shows you care too much to hide flaws, is far more compelling.”

Shows Care Form Too Much Speech Perfection Streams Flaws Imperfect Compelling Persuasive Flawless Composure Realness Impassioned Caring Too Much Show You Care

Author:Charlotte Beers