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“place where man laughs, sings, picks flowers, chases butterflies and pets birds, makes love with maidens, and plays with children. Here he spontaneously reveals his nature, the base as well as the noble. Here also he buries his sorrows and difficulties and cherishes his ideals and hopes. It is in the garden that men discover themselves. Indeed one discovers not only his real self but also his ideal self?he returns to his youth. Inevitably the garden is made the scene of man's merriment, escapades, romantic abandonment, spiritual awakening or the perfection of his finer self.”

“That alliance may be said to have a double tie, where the minds are united as well as the body; and the union will have all its strength when both the links are in perfection together.”

Mind Wells May Said Body Together United Perfection Unions Ties Links Alliances Matrimony

Book:Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan

Source: Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan

“To take no account of oneself, but always to think well and highly of others is the highest wisdom and perfection.”

Thinking Wells Wisdom Highest Perfection Accounts Oneself

Author:Thomas a Kempis

“Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other qua good, and they are good in themselves.”

Men Wells Wish Friendship Perfect Perfection Excellence Perfect Friendship

Book:Complete Works of Aristotle, Volume 2: The Revised Oxford Translation

Source: Complete Works of Aristotle, Volume 2: The Revised Oxford Translation

“I know well enough in advance that you'll find my paintings perfect. I know that if they are exhibited they'll be a great success, but I couldn't be more indifferent to it since I know they are bad, I'm certain of it.”

Ifs Knows Wells Enough Certain Perfect Painting Perfection Indifferent Great Success

Book:Monet by Himself: Paintings, Drawings, Pastels, Letters

Source: Monet by Himself: Paintings, Drawings, Pastels, Letters

“There is no estimating the wit and wisdom concealed and latent in our lower fellow mortals until made manifest by profound experiences; for it is through suffering that dogs as well as saints are developed and made perfect.”

Wells Made Suffering Perfect Dog Words Of Wisdom Perfection Fellows Profound Saint Wit Mortals Manifest Concealed Latent Estimating Wit And Wisdom

Book:Stickeen

Source: Stickeen

“All true and living devotion presupposes the love of God and indeed it is neither more nor less than a very real love of God, though not always of the same kind; for that Love one while shining on the soul we call grace, which makes us acceptable to His Divine Majesty; when it strengthens us to do well, it is called Charity; but when it attains its fullest perfection, in which it not only leads us to do well, but to act carefully, diligently, and promptly, then it is called Devotion.”

Wells Kind Real Soul Grace Divine Perfection Catholic Shining Charity Devotion God Love Acceptable Real Love Majesty

Author:Saint Francis de Sales

“Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.”

Inspirational Believe Wells Success Ordinary Perfection Excellence Meaningful Uplifting Softball Administrative Ordinary Things Formula For Success Mlm Striving For Excellence Administrative Professionals Day Ordinary Extraordinary

Author:John W. Gardner

“My father was a naturalist and a very spiritual person, who had a great desire to pass on his knowledge to others, so that they could receive the benefits of Jiu Jitsu as well. Growing up in this environment, I learned the art of Jiu Jitsu is actually a method through which one strives for self-perfection.”

Wells Persons Art Self Spiritual Desire Father Growing Up Environment Growing Benefits Perfection Method Strive Strife Naturalist Jiu Jitsu Self Perfection

Author:Carlos Gracie, Jr.

“Our world is not an optimal place, fine tuned by omnipotent forces of selection. It is a quirky mass of imperfections, working well enough (often admirably); a jury-rigged set of adaptations built of curious parts made available by past histories in different contexts. A world optimally adapted to current environments is a world without history, and a world without history might have been created as we find it. History matters; it confounds perfection and proves that current life transformed its own past.”