Quotations on Perfection | Quotations: 14 | Pages: 2
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And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? |
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by Salvadore Dali
(May 11, 1904 - January 23, 1989) |
Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it. |
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by Josh Billings
(April 21, 1818 - October 14, 1885) |
If a man should happen to reach perfection in this world, he would have to die immediately to enjoy himself. |
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by Joseph Addison
(May 1, 1672 - June 17, 1719) |
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. |
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by Samuel Johnson
(September 18, 1709 - December 13, 1784) |
It is reasonable to have perfection in our eye that we may always advance toward it, though we know it can never be reached. |
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by John Ruskin
(February 8, 1819 - January 20, 1900) |
No good work whatever can be perfect, and the demand for perfection is always a sign of a misunderstanding of the ends of art. |
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No one becomes perfect, but some become great. |
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by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
(June 29, 1900 - July 31, 1944) |
Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. |
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by Voltaire
(November 21, 1694 - May 30, 1778) |
Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time. |
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by John Updike
(March 18, 1932 - January 27, 2009) |
Perfectionism is the enemy of creation, as extreme self-solitude is the enemy of well-being. |
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Authors with quotations on topic Perfection:
Addison, Joseph (1)
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Bible (2)
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Billings, Josh (1)
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Dali, Salvadore (1)
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Johnson, Samuel (1)
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Ruskin, John (1)
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Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de (1)
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Shakespeare, William (1)
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Unknown (1)
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Updike, John (1)
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Voltaire (1)
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Wilde, Oscar (1)
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Yeats, William Butler (1)
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