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Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time
Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time
This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections.
This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections.
I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business.
I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business.
Some of us (perfectionists, especially) fuss so much over making the 'right' choice, but in life, all that's really needed read more
Some of us (perfectionists, especially) fuss so much over making the 'right' choice, but in life, all that's really needed is to make any' good' choice, believe in it, go through with it, and accept the consequences.
The more perfect a thing is, the more susceptible to good and bad treatment it is.
The more perfect a thing is, the more susceptible to good and bad treatment it is.
Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.
Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.
The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of read more
The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.
It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet read more
It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others.
No good work whatever can be perfect, and the demand for perfection is always a sign of a misunderstanding of read more
No good work whatever can be perfect, and the demand for perfection is always a sign of a misunderstanding of the ends of art.
