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.

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.

Crave not perfection from others & you will get the best behaviour they can offer.

Crave not perfection from others & you will get the best behaviour they can offer.

Perfect is determined in shortened measures of time, not over long periods of time or lifetimes. It would be unnatural.

Perfect is determined in shortened measures of time, not over long periods of time or lifetimes. It would be unnatural.

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.

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.

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.

Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.

Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.

When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.

When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.