George Washington Military Leader, Politician “We are not to expect perfection in this world; but mankind, in modern times, have apparently made some progress in the science of government.” Government Progress Perfection ♥ 3
Leonardo da Vinci Artist, Scientist, Inventor “Supreme happiness will be the greatest cause of misery, and the perfection of wisdom the occassion of folly.” Causes Perfection Misery ♥ 3
Henry David Thoreau Writer, Philosopher “There is a certain perfection in accident which we never consciously attain.” Perfection Certain ♥ 3
Henry David Thoreau Writer, Philosopher “To the innocent there are neither cherubim nor angels.” Angel Perfection ♥ 3
Henry David Thoreau Writer, Philosopher “There are many skillful apprentices, but few master workmen.” Perfection Masters Workers ♥ 3
HF Henry Ford Industrialist “Businesses that grow by development and improvement do not die. But when a business ceases to be creative, when it believes it has reached perfection and needs to do nothing but produce no improvement, no development, it is done” Believe Business Perfection ♥ 3
Fyodor Dostoevsky Novelist, Philosopher “One can't understand everything at once, we can't begin with perfection all at once! In order to reach perfection one must begin by being ignorant of a great deal. And if we understand things too quickly, perhaps we shan't understand them thoroughly.” Order Perfection Ignorant ♥ 3
Jane Austen Novelist “It would be difficult to say which had seen highest perfection in the other, or which had been the happiest: she, in receiving his declarations and proposals, or he in having them accepted.” Would Be Perfection Receiving ♥ 3
John Locke Philosopher, Physician “It is reported of that prodigy of parts, Monsieur Pascal, that till the decay of his health had impaired his memory, he forgot nothing of what he had done, read, or thought, in any part of his rational age. This is a privilege so little known to most men, that it seems almost incredible to those who, after the ordinary way, measure all others by themselves; but yet, when considered, may help us to enlarge our thoughts towards greater perfections of it, in superior ranks of spirits.” Men Memories Perfection ♥ 3
JM Joyce Maynard Author, Journalist “Nothing like being visible, publishing one's work, and speaking openly about one's life, to disabuse the world of the illusion of one's perfection and purity.” World Perfection Illusion ♥ 3
JS Juliet Stevenson Actress “I'm hardly Hollywood material - they're interested in youth and perfection and I lay no claims to either. It's not a place that's particularly interested in talent.” Hollywood Perfection Youth ♥ 3
Friedrich Schiller Playwright, Poet “We are too prone to find fault; let us look for some of the perfections.” Looks Perfection Complaining ♥ 3
