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Quotes About Imperfection

All perfection hath some imperfection joined to it in this life, and all our power of sight is not without some darkness.
~ Thomas a Kempis
If all were perfect, what should we have to suffer from others for God's sake? But God has so ordained, that we may learn to bear with one another's burdens, for there is no man without fault, no man without burden, no man sufficient to himself nor wise enough. Hence we must support one another, console one another, mutually help, counsel, and advise, for the measure of every man's virtue is best revealed in time of adversity -- adversity that does not weaken a man but rather shows what he is.
~ Thomas a Kempis
O sobie samym niewiele mniema?, a o innych zawsze jak najlepiej - to m?dro??, to jest doskona?o??. Nawet gdyby? widzia?, ?e kto? jawnie grzeszy albo dopuszcza si? zbrodni, nie powiniene? uwa?a? si? za lepszego, bo nie wiesz, jak d?ugo wytrwasz w dobrym. Wszyscy jeste?my u?omni, lecz ty nie s?d?, ?e kto? móg?by by? bardziej u?omny od ciebie.
~ Thomas a Kempis
To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfection, but to bear with patience wrongs done to someone else is a mark of imperfection and even of actual sin.
~ Thomas Aquinas
Imperfection clings to a person, and if they wait till they are brushed off entirely, they would spin for ever on their axis, advancing nowhere.
~ Thomas Carlyle
But you're not necessarily ever going to be handed a script where you can say: it's all done and perfect.
~ Alison Lohman
It's definitely a necessity to make split-second decisions when you're doing gymnastics because things don't always go perfect.
~ Jacob Dalton
A negative is never finished.
~ Sigmar Polke
We are all human and fall short of where we need to be. We must never stop trying to be the best we can be.
~ Richard Adams
The only nice thing about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.
~ Doug Larson
I don't have a perfect meal on the table most nights. Any night!
~ Catherine Reitman
He wants to know that you'll make good decisions. …But I haven't made good decisions. Pastor Harris smiled. All that shows is that you're human. He never expected perfection.
~ Nicholas Sparks
Verzeihen heißt nicht, dass man vergisst oder dass man sich nicht mehr wünscht, die Vergangenheit ändern zu können. Hauptsächlich bedeutet es zu akzeptieren, dass man nicht perfekt ist, weil niemand das ist. Und schreckliche Dinge können jedem passieren.
~ Nicholas Sparks
It's important to remember that none of us is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. All we can do is try to be the best version of ourselves as we move forward.
~ Nicholas Sparks
I'm human. That's how humans spend their time, doing shitty things.
~ Nick Hornby
One has so many more opinions about what has gone wrong than about what is perfect.
~ Nick Hornby
We can't be as good as we'd want to, so the question then becomes, how do we cope with our own badness?
~ Nick Hornby
Beauty is not always as perfect as we imagine it to be, but it can be damn close if we learn to accept the scary parts or the ugly parts.
~ Nick Miller
The memories were too perfect: take one detail away and they collapsed into disorder.
~ Nicole Krauss
Was it not because I loved man all-too-much? Now I love God. man I love not. Man is for me too imperfect a thing. Love of man would kill me.
~ Nietzsche Werke
Don'tcha know that no one alive can always be an angel? When everything goes wrong, you see some bad But oh, I'm just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
~ Nina Simone
It's life, and it's messy, and it breaks down.
~ Nora Roberts
Because he's not some perfect fantasy. He's flawed and you understand that. It means you've fallen for who he is, not who you want him to be.
~ Nora Roberts
Because he's not some perfect fantasy. He's flawed and you understand that. It means you've fallen for who he is, not who you want him to be." "I like who he is. And on the other side of it, he makes me laugh, and he's kind. The fact that he's reluctant about it only gives the kindness more impact. He can't be bothered to say what he doesn't mean, and that makes him honest.
~ Nora Roberts