Remember to build each other up, to strengthen and sustain, to keep companionship lovely and alive. Remember dignity and respect; understanding; not expecting perfection; a sense of humor and a sense of what is sacred and serious; common purposes, common convictions, and the character to stay with a bargain, to keep a covenant - in these are the making of a good and solid marriage.
Redemption is not perfection. The redeemed must realize their imperfections.
If God is not unchanging, then the whole basis of our faith begins to fall apart, and our understanding of the universe begins to unravel. This is because our faith and hope and knowledge all ultimately depend on a person who is infinitely worthy of trust - because he is absolutely and eternally unchanging in his being, perfections, purposes, and promises.
Nothing that happened before this moment has any power over you whatsoever, except to the extent to which you carry it into this moment. Dwell in the present with full forgiveness of yourself and others, and your life will be lifted to divine right order. . . perfection, prosperity and peace.
The pursuit of excellence is gratifying and healthy. The pursuit of perfection is frustrating, neurotic, and a terrible waste of time.
There are in truth three states of the converted: the beginning, the middle, and the perfection. In the beginning they experience the charms of sweetness; in the middle the contests of temptation; and in the end the fullness of perfection.
Perfection is not a destination; it's a never-ending process. . . Enjoy!
I rarely come away from presenting the 'Today' programme without some sense of regret. There is always some question that I should have asked, or some point that I should have made. This is annoying but not surprising. Perfection is hard to achieve in a three-hour live programme.
Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them.
The important thing is the willingness to give back the gift that is you, not the perfection of the gift itself. Can you feel the difference?
My Master used to say, when a pitcher is being filled (by immersion), it gurgles, but when full, it is noiseless.
Perfection is such a nuisance that I often regret having cured myself of using tobacco.
History, at least in its ideal state of perfection, is a compound of poetry and philosophy.
Forgiveness is a selective remembering. It is a conscious choice to focus on someone's innocence instead of his or her mistakes. . . This serves *you*. . . Your body was not created to bear the burden of your overattachment to it, but was created as a container for the light of your spirit. It will more easily remember how to function perfectly when you remember the perfection in everyone.
Life is a way of perfection. You need to work on yourself. You become a good person. If you do your work you will discover sublime feelings.
The goodness of a thing created is the perfection of its fitness for the use which it serves. Now that use is either particular or universal.
Perfection cannot be reached, because nothings perfect. But things can change, and so can people
Those who wish to attain God and progress in religious devotion, should particularly guard themselves against the snares of lust and wealth. Otherwise they can never attain perfection.
The yoga of knowledge is the yoga of perfection. It is the end and the beginning of all things.
There’s no such thing as perfection, and life is not a race.