To arrive at perfection, a man should have very sincere friends or inveterate enemies; because he would be made sensible of his good or ill conduct, either by the censures of the one or the admonitions of the other.
Imperfection Quotes
I have no faith in human perfectibility. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active – not more happy – nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.
Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however imperfect, against tyranny and aggression may result in consequences even worse than war.
Perfection is immutable. But for things imperfect, change is the way to perfect them.
Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne’er was, nor is, nor e’er shall be.
We live under the impression that in order for something to be divine it has to be perfect. We are mistaken. In fact, the exact opposite is true. To be divine is to be whole and to be whole is to be everything: the positive and the negative, the good and the bad, the holy […]
Men do not like to admit to even momentary imperfection. My husband forgot the code to turn off the alarm. When the police came, he wouldn’t admit he’d forgotten the code, he turned himself in.
I cling to my imperfection, as the very essence of my being.
Every thing that grows Holds in perfection but a little moment. (Sonnet 15)
