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For those who feel it, nothing makes the soul so religious and pure as the endeavor to create something perfect; for God is perfection, and whoever strives after it, is striving after something divine... -
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They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you that practice makes perfect. I wish they’d make up their minds. -
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People call me a perfectionist, but I’m not. I’m a rightist. I do something until it’s right, and then I move on to the next thing. -
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Perfectionism loves isolation. It would prefer you go it alone, convincing you that relying on others is cheating. You should just be strong enough not to need anybody ... Why does it tell you that? B... -
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Perfection....it functions as a form of myopia, a preoccupation with self-image that can stunt emotional growth. -
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A work of art is never finished, only abandoned. -
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If you check your social media feed, the debate has been settled. Yes, you can be perfect. Other people are living beautiful, joyful, effortless lives. In fact, it's embarrassing that you haven... -
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Christ's work needs no repetition. It is final because it is perfect. -
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“Man hurries, God does not. That is why man's works are uncertain and maimed, while God's are flawless and sure. My eyes welling with tears, I vowed never to transgress this eternal law again.... -
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Sabbath is a period of 'trying on' God's promised completion, trying on God's future. Sabbath is not rest for a privileged few while all others serve them – that's tourism. Sabbath... -
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God help the man who won’t marry until he finds a perfect woman, and God help him still more if he finds her. -
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Marriages can never be perfect because people are not perfect. Being human, every bride and groom has faults as well as virtues. We are at times gloomy, cranky, selfish, or unreasonable. We are a mixt... -
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We were created for goodness and perfection. That’s why we innovate, progress, and change. But if our progress loses its purpose, it cannibalizes our humanity, leaving us distracted and disoriented. -
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When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are. -
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Theologian Terence Fretheim points out that God called creation “good”—that is, beautiful, praiseworthy, purposeful—but not “perfect,” which would mean without flaw, complete, without a chance for thi... -
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We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly. -
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The command “Be ye perfect” is not idealistic gas. Nor is it a command to do the impossible. He is going to make us into creatures that can obey that command. -
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Spiritual maturity is measured in terms of persevering faith, not perfect behavior.
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