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The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.
The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.
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 good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals read more
A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure.
Fix your eyes on perfection and you make almost everything speed towards it.
Fix your eyes on perfection and you make almost everything speed towards it.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
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.
Perfection is the child of time.
Perfection is the child of time.
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.
The intellect of man is forced to choose perfection of the life, or of the work, and if it take read more
The intellect of man is forced to choose perfection of the life, or of the work, and if it take the second must refuse a heavenly mansion, raging in the dark.