Quotes about Perfection

93 quotes about Perfection

Happiness is the highest good, being a realization and...

Happiness is the highest good, being a realization and perfect practice of virtue, which some can attain, while others have little or none of it..

Quote by Aristotel about perfection

The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of...

The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light.

Quote by Matthew Arnold about perfection

But constant, he were perfect.

But constant, he were perfect.

Quote by William Shakespeare about perfection

An American of the present day reading his Sunday newspaper in a state of lazy collapse is one of the most perfect symbols of the triumph of quantity over quality that the world has yet seen.

Quote by Irving Babbitt about perfection

I don't strive for perfect continuity, which is good, ...

I don't strive for perfect continuity, which is good, because I'd never achieve it.

Quote by Lynn Abbey about perfection

Jonathan is that brilliant little fire that burns within...

Jonathan is that brilliant little fire that burns within us all, that lives only for those moments when we reach perfection.

Quote by Richard Bach about perfection

Man creating his own destiny, man, however wearied with the long task of resistance, achieving some conscious community of aspiration, and dreaming of the perfection of himself: the poet whose lovely and noble art makes us a great symbol of that,...

Quote by Lascelles Abercrombie about perfection

Studies perfect nature and are perfected still by...

Studies perfect nature and are perfected still by experience.

Quote by Francis Bacon about perfection

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.

Quote by Joseph Addison about perfection

Society bristles with enigmas which look hard to solve....

Society bristles with enigmas which look hard to solve. It is a perfect maze of intrigue.

Quote by Honoré de Balzac about perfection

When things are perfect, that's when you need to worry most.

When things are perfect, that's when you need to worry most.

Quote by Drew Barrymore about perfection

When you've been locked up in a mental institution, ...

When you've been locked up in a mental institution, people are going to ask questions. It was OK, because I didn't have to act perfect all the time.

Quote by Drew Barrymore about perfection

Because one of the curious things about writing is that it doesn't matter how perfect you try and get it, that you never quite get the sentence right, or there are things that you miss and, you know, you have work repeated a couple of pages later...

Quote by Al Alvarez about perfection

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

Quote by Aristotel about perfection

The most perfect political community is one in which the...

The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes.

Quote by Aristotel about perfection

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about perfection

This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own...

This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections.

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about perfection

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about perfection

Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future.

Quote by Albert Camus about perfection

To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure...

To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.

Quote by Jane Austen about perfection

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