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Don't make a habit of pointing out other people's flaws. You're not perfect either. Look in the mirror before you read more
Don't make a habit of pointing out other people's flaws. You're not perfect either. Look in the mirror before you look out the window.
This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfection.
This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfection.
A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem.
A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem.
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.
A beautiful thing is never perfect.
A beautiful thing is never perfect.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.
The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.
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.
Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism. Confronting your fears and allowing yourself the right to be human can, paradoxically, read more
Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism. Confronting your fears and allowing yourself the right to be human can, paradoxically, make you a far happier and more productive person.