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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

“We have this idea of perfection that is so unrealistic. We are our own worst enemy. No one is noticing that little scar.”

Littles Ideas Enemy Worst Perfection Scar Noticing Worst Enemy

Author:Emmanuelle Chriqui

“A woman is like whiskey. She evaporates a little over time, distilled by disappointments and grief. One can never predict if the angels will take the best of her or the worst. Only time will tell if the woman that remains will be bitter, dispirited or aged to perfection.”

Ifs Littles Grief Worst Angel Perfection Remains Disappointment Bitter Only Time Whiskey Time Will Tell Only Time Will Tell

Author:Paula Wall

“We need not despair even in our worst, for our failures are forgiven. The only fatal thing is to sit down content with anything less than perfection.”

Needs Worst Despair Perfection Forgiven

Book:A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis

Source: A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis

“You are your own worst enemy. If you can learn to stop expecting impossible perfection, in yourself and others, you may find the happiness that has always eluded you.”

Ifs May Enemy Impossible Worst Expectations Perfection Expecting Worst Enemy My Own Worst Enemy

Book:Love in the Afternoon

Source: Love in the Afternoon

“Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough - that we should try again.”

Should Trying Enough Worst Perfection Be Good Pursuit Good Enough Quests Try Again Perfectionism Pursuit Of Perfection Striving For Perfection

Book:The Artist's Way: 25th Anniversary Edition

Source: The Artist's Way: 25th Anniversary Edition