Perfection falls not to the share of mortals.
Perfect Quotes
God gives himself to men as powerful or as perfect – it is for them to choose.
In the broad earth of ours, Amid the measureless grossness and the slag, Enclosed and safe within its central heart, Nestles the seed perfection.
It is through Art and through Art only that we can realize our perfection; through Art and Art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid perils of actual existence.
You’re quite perfect, Miss Fairfax… Oh! I hope I am not that. It would leave no room for developments, and I intend to develop in many directions.
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. (Matthew 5:48)
Nothing quite new is perfect.
You would attain to the divine perfection, And yet not turn your back upon the world.
Leave no rubs nor botches in the work. (Macbeth)
Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.
