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Trifles go to make perfection, And perfection is no trifle.
Trifles go to make perfection, And perfection is no trifle.
They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds.
They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds.
The only nice thing about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.
The only nice thing about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.
Perfectionism is the enemy of creation, as extreme self-solitude is the enemy of well-being.
Perfectionism is the enemy of creation, as extreme self-solitude is the enemy of well-being.
All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.
All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.
One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent.
One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
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.
Faultily faultless, icily regular, splendidly null, dead perfection; no more.
Faultily faultless, icily regular, splendidly null, dead perfection; no more.