Quotes about Perfection
To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfection, but to bear with patience wrongs done to someone else is a mark of imperfection and even of actual sin.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
All things, by desiring their own perfection, desire God Himself.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
A being than which nothing greater can be conceived to exist.
— Anselm of Canterbury
Good, better, best, never let it rest 'til the good is the better, and the better is the best
— St. Jerome
Love thy neighbor is more than a divine truth. It is a pattern for perfection.
— Thomas Monson
God's love for me is perfect because it's based on Him not on me. So even when I failed He kept loving me.
— Joyce Meyer
She was complete, wholly restored without even a hint of any need for further correction. The
— Ted Dekker
But He did not say *become* perfect. He said *be* perfect. And that mystery is unveiled in Yeshua Himself. For you are now in Him, and He is perfect.
— Ted Dekker
There are no longer any problems to solve. If there are no longer any problems to solve, there's no longer any need for correction. If there's no need for correction, then there's no need for law. Live in the grace of that which is now perfect, as it is. Be perfect, don't try to become perfect. You already are, you just don't know it yet. Be still and know.
— Ted Dekker
See that I am God. See that I am in everything. See that I do everything. See that I have never stopped ordering my works, nor ever shall, eternally. See that I lead everything on to the conclusion I ordained for it before time began, by the same power, wisdom and love with which I made it. How can anything be amiss?
— Julian of Norwich
Remember: the amateur works until he can get it right. The professional works until he cannot go wrong.
— Julie Andrews
We're never going to have a perfect candidate unless Jesus Christ is on the ballot.
— Jerry Falwell, Jr.