(1685 quotes found)
“If you chase perfection, you often catch excellence.”
William Fowble
“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“It is through Art, and through Art only, that we can realise our perfection.”
Oscar Wilde
“The perfection of wisdom, and the end of true philosophy is to proportion our wants to our possessions, our ambitions to our capacities, we will then be a happy and a virtuous people.”
Mark Twain
“Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.”
St. Francis de Sales
“Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time”
Voltaire
“In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful.”
Alice Walker
“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.”
Buddha
“Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.”
Colin Powell
“Love isn't finding a perfect person. It's seeing an imperfect person perfectly.”
Sam Keen