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Quotes about Perfection

Nature makes nothing incomplete, and nothing in vain.
— Aristotle
Love, in its own nature, demands the perfecting of the beloved.
— CS Lewis
I fully realize that this gratitude of mine is not in the least a sign of perfection: it must be my nature - I could be suborned with a sardine.
— Teresa of Avila
Nature paints the best part of a picture, carves the best parts of the statue, builds the best part of the house, and speaks the best part of the oration.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nature's never quite Sure she hasn't erred In her vague design.
— Robert Frost
He who can preserve gentleness amid pains, and peace amid worry multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.
— Francis de Sales
Be intent upon the perfection of the present day.
— William Law
If anyone would tell you the shortest, surest way to all happiness and all perfection, he must tell you to make it a rule to yourself to thank and praise God for everything that happens to you. For it is certain that whatever seeming calamity happens to you, if you thank and praise God for it, you turn it into a blessing.
— William Law
The will of God is always a bigger thing than we bargain for, but we must believe that whatever it involves, it is good, acceptable and perfect.
— Jim Elliot
It is not he who begins well who is perfect. It is he who ends well who is approved in God's sight.
— St. Basil
And indeed we believe you [God] to be something than which a greater cannot be conceived.
— Anselm of Canterbury
God's hand never slips. He never makes a mistake. His every move is for our own good and for our ultimate good.
— Billy Graham