Quotes About Perfection

I believe that Man is not the most perfect Being but One, rather that as there are many Degrees of Beings his Inferiors, so there are many Degrees of Beings superior to him.

Man always is perfect, or he never could become so; but he had to realise it.

In the supremacy of self-control consists one of the perfections of the ideal man.

No verse is libre for the man who wants to do a good job.

He that seeks perfection upon earth leaves nothing new for the saints to find in heaven; for whilst men teach, there will be mistakes in divinity, and as long as no other govern, errors in the State.

A clever child brought up with a foolish one can itself become foolish. Man is so perfectible and corruptible he can become a fool through good sense.

None but great men are capable of having great flaws.

Many things are unknown to the wisest, and the best men can never wholly divest themselves of passions and affections... nothing can or ought to be permanent but that which is perfect.

This toxic striving for perfection is a female thing. How many men obsess about being perfect? For men, generally, good enough is good enough.

No man is so perfect, so necessary to his friends as to give them no cause to miss him less.

Man is a central creature between the animals, that is to say, the most perfect form, which unites the traits of all in the most complete epitome.

I'm quite proud of my rear... I don't obsess over my flaws, because I see my body as a whole. Besides, I think men appreciate confidence more than perfection.

None of us have yet seen an ideally perfect man, and yet without that ideal we cannot progress.

[Perfection] is only possible if the mind of man is changed, if he, of his own sweet will, changes his mind; and the great difficulty is, neither can he force his own mind.

The saved man is not a perfect man, but his heart's desire is to become perfect.

The noble woman is half a man, even a complete one. Only their imperfections make them women.

Great men should not have great faults.

I play a man who is obsessed with his own beauty, so it's perfect casting.

A perfect woman's but a softer man.

A perfect character might be attended with the inconvenience of being envied and hated; and that a benevolent man should allow a few faults in himself, to keep his friends in countenance.

The pursuit of excellence is the proper vocation of man.

It may be in seemingly unimportant things that a man expresses his passion for perfection, yet they will count heavily in the long run.

Just imagine dressing the two handsomest men in the world, and then getting this!

Greek is doubtless the most perfect [language] that has been contrived by the art of man.