Perfection

"Perfect happiness is the absence of happiness; perfect glory is the absence of glory." ~ Chuang Tzu

The more perfect a thing is, the more susceptible to good and bad treatment it is. ~ Dante Alighieri

So much perfection argues rottenness somewhere. ~ Beatrix Potter

Striving to better, oft we mar what's well. ~ William Shakespeare

Faultless to a fault. ~ Robert Browning

Have no fear of perfection you'll never reach it. ~ Salvador Dali

Perfection is a trifle dull. It is not the least of life's ironies that this, which we all aim at, is better not quite achieved. ~ W. Somerset Maugham

Don't expect people to behave perfectly--after all, they are people, with all of the faults and frailties of the human condition. ~ Donald M. Fehr

It is through Art, and through Art only, that we can realize our perfection. ~ Oscar Wilde

The gulls who scorn perfection for the sake of travel go nowhere, slowly. Those who put aside travel for the sake of perfection go anywhere, instantly. ~ Richard Bach

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time. ~ Fransis Voltaire

"Everything is perfect in the universe even your desire to improve it." ~ Wayne W. Dyer

Both the artist and the lover know that perfection is not loveable. It is the clumsiness of a fault that makes a person lovable. ~ Joseph Campbell

Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. Neglect nothing; the most trivial action may be performed to God. ~ Angelique Arnauld

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. ~ Francois Fenelon

Striving for perfection is the greatest stopper there is. You'll be afraid you can't achieve it. It's your excuse to yourself for not doing anything. Instead, strive for excellence, doing your best. ~ Laurence Olivier

Good enough is good enough. If something's worth doing at all, it's worth doing halfway. Seeking perfection in art or in life is a lesson in futility. ~ Ron Kent

Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add but when there is nothing left to take away. ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Perfection is a trifle dull. ~ W. Somerset Maugham