Quotes About Imperfection

The imagination made us human, but being human, becoming more human, is a greater burden than we imagined. We have no choice but to imagine ourselves more human than we are.

His life, or at least the latter part of it, was of epic significance. Yet he was far from perfect. He could tell lies to save his own skin as well as anyone. What marked him out was his faith, that trust in and obedience to God, which is counted to be the most fundamental characteristic of a good man in God's sight, the foundation of all other virtues and achievements.

Self-actualization is not a sudden happening or even the permanent result of long effort. The eleventh-century Tibetan Buddhist poet-saint Milarupa suggested: "Do not expect full realization; simply practice every day of your life." A healthy person is not perfect but perfectible, not a done deal but a work in progress. Staying healthy takes discipline, work, and patience, which is why our life is a journey and perforce a heroic one.

Don't go into the relationship expecting it to be perfect, only to be let-down and angry once you all realize that y'all have work to do.

They call it kintsugi. The pot is shattered, then carefully reassembled with a resin mixed with gold. It symbolizes how we must incorporate our wounds into who we are, rather than try to merely repair and forget them.

Will it ever be perfect?" I wondered. "No," he told me with a smile. "Nothing in life is. But, my dear mademoiselle, life is not about achievement. It is about the effort. If one takes pleasure in every step, one enjoys the whole journey.

Even now you do not know what to make of me and I will not own what I am. I want you to think of me when you eave this place and wonder whether I am merely a mortal or something beyond. A better man would release you and want you to love another. I am no better man. I am selfish and flawed and I have nothing to offer you that is not broken or imperfect including myself, and so I offer you nothing but I love you until the day I die and no man will love you more.

Unlike the world that points out your flaws to ridicule you, when GOD points out your flaws, it's because He want to walk you out of it.

Evangelism is more about being than being perfect.

We learn to love imperfect people by serving them out of reverence for a perfect God...

Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.

Grace is the face that love wears when it meets imperfection.

Nothing and no one is perfect. It just takes a good eye to find those hidden imperfections.

errare humanum est, sed perseverare diabolicum: 'to err is human, but to persist (in the mistake) is diabolical.

Embrace being perfectly imperfect. Learn from your mistakes and forgive yourself, you'll be happier.

L'esercizio rende perfetti, ma nessuno è perfetto, quindi perché esercitarsi?

The day of perfection is not scheduled on earth.

life doesn't have to be perfect to be enjoyed

I need you because I know I deserve you but let me fall in love with you one last time before I let go. So I can remember the beautiful imperfection that rattled my bones.

Be not perfect, be just and kind.

Life is boring when everything is perfect. Life is exciting and joyful when we continuously adjust and change to overcome the imperfection in life.

Life becomes perfect if I look at it through my imperfect perceptions.

so much of the world is plunged in darkness and chaos...So ring the bells that still can ringForget your perfect offeringThere is a crack in everythingThat's how the light gets in.

I hereby grant you permission to write crap. The more the better. Remember, crap makes the best fertilizer.