Quotes about Perfection

There is no art which has not had its beginnings in things full of errors. Nothing is at the same time both new and perfect.

The end then of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents by regaining to know God aright, and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the nearest by possessing our souls of true virtue, which being united to the heavenly grace of faith makes up the highest perfection.

The highest perfection of human life consists in the mind of man being detached from care, for the sake of God.

God is perfectly holy, then we can be confident that His actions toward us are always perfect and just.

A masterpiece is never created in a hurry.

Justice is that which is practiced by God himself, and to be practiced in its perfection by none but him. Omniscience and omnipotence are requisite for the full exertion of it.

But I cannot make myself right with God; I cannot make my life perfect. I can only be right with God if I accept the atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ as an absolute gift.

Remember: the amateur works until he can get it right. The professional works until he cannot go wrong.

And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

When people see us, do they see the compassion of their Creator? If so, I guarantee when the enemy sees us he shakes with fear. He isn't scared of the judgmental soul shellacked with a fake sense of perfection. But the compassionate soul who has hurt deeply and come out loving? Yes, she is one of the superstars of God's grand story, and the one you want near you in the battles of life.

Love thy neighbor is more than a divine truth. It is a pattern for perfection.

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.