"A Heavenly Master governs all the world as Sovereign of the universe. We are astonished at Him by reason of His perfection, we honor Him and fall down before Him because of His unlimited power. From blind physical necessity, which is always and everywhere the same, no variety adhering to time and place could evolve, and all variety of created objects which represent order and life in the universe could happen only by the willful reasoning of its original Creator, Whom I call the Lord God."
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"Whoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection."
"It is all right to make mistakes; nothing is perfect because with perfection, we would not exist."
"You cannot force ideas. Successful ideas are the result of slow growth. Ideas do not reach perfection in a day, no matter how much study is put upon them."
"Truth is so great a perfection, that if God would render himself visible to men, he would choose light for his body and truth for his soul"
"Perfection is no small thing, but it is made up of small things."
"If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything."
"It is the perfection of God's works that they are all done with the greatest simplicity. He is the God of order and not of confusion. And therefore as they would understand the frame of the world must endeavor to reduce their knowledge to all possible simplicity, so must it be in seeking to understand these visions."
"We worship perfection because we can't have it; if we had it, we would reject it. Perfection is inhuman, because humanity is imperfect."
"The pursuit of perfection often impedes improvement."
"The summer night is like a perfection of thought."
"Are you still to learn that the end and perfection of our victories is to avoid the vices and infirmities of those whom we subdue?"
"Religion is very easy and whoever overburdens himself in his religion will not be able to continue in that way. So you should not be extremists, but try to be near to perfection and receive the good tidings that you will be rewarded; and gain strength by worshipping in the mornings, the nights."
"Details make perfection, and perfection is not a detail."
"Salesmanship, too, is an art; the perfection of its technique requires study and practice."
"It's not about perfection; it's about the joy of striving."
"To feel much for others and little for ourselves, that to restrain our selfish, and to indulge our benevolent affections, constitutes the perfection of human nature."
"If you seek to carry no other crosses but those whose reason you understand, perfection is not for you."
"The universe doesn't allow perfection."
"Nowadays the world is becoming increasingly materialistic, and mankind is reaching toward the very zenith of external progress, driven by an insatiable desire for power and vast possessions. Yet by this vain striving for perfection in a world where everything is relative,they wander even further away from inward peace and happiness of the mind."
"The great accomplishment of Jobs's life is how effectively he put his idiosyncrasies - his petulance, his narcissism, and his rudeness - in the service of perfection."