I look to him with humble hope, I disclaim every other plea than that of the publican, offered up through the Redeemer; but I would animate my hopes, trusting in him that he will perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle me.
—William Wilberforce
In order for man to succeed in life, God provided him with two means, education and physical activity.
Not separately, one for the soul and the other for the body, but for the two together.
With these means, man can attain perfection.
—Plato
The great aim and scope at all Christ’s ordinances and officers, are to bring men into union with Christ, and so build them up to perfection in him; or to unite them to, and confirm them in Christ.
—John Flavel
Bolshevism shows the greatest, almost perfect accuracy in one field of its activity – in the field of terror and repression.
The Lord Christ is my righteousness, my whole and perfect righteousness
—George Whitefield
The application of Christ to us, for wisdom and sanctification, is not perfected in one single act, but rises by many, and slow degrees to its just perfection.
—John Flavel
While I continue in the body, I shall never be perfect. But O what room is there for growth in grace, what space for advancement.
—William Wilberforce
It is necessary for the perfection of human society that there should be men who devote their lives to contemplation.
—Thomas Aquinas
“Is it not a glorious thing, that God’s strength should be perfect in our weakness?”
The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.
—George Orwell
The universe doesn’t allow perfection.
—Stephen Hawking
I look to him with humble hope, I disclaim every other plea than that of the publican, offered up through the Redeemer; but I would animate my hopes, trusting in him that he will perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle me.
—William Wilberforce
There was something formless and perfect before the universe was born.
—Laozi
One of the basic rules of the universe is that nothing is perfect. Perfection simply doesn’t exist.. Without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist.
—Stephen Hawking
The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.
—Michelangelo
The great aim and scope at all Christ’s ordinances and officers, are to bring men into union with Christ, and so build them up to perfection in him; or to unite them to, and confirm them in Christ.
—John Flavel
When speaking of divine perfection, we signify that God is just and true and loving, the author of order, not disorder, of good, not evil.
We signify that he is justice, that he is truth, that he is love, that he is order, that he is the very progress of.
—Plato
“Since he is the author and finisher of our faith, to what perfection will he conduct us, and to what glory will he bring us!”
– Charles Spurgeon
By education I mean that training in excellence from youth upward which makes a man passionately desire to be a perfect citizen, and teaches him to rule, and to obey, with justice.
This is the only education which deserves the name.
—Plato
“Depend upon it, happiness lives next door to the spirit of complete acquiescence in the will of God, and it will be easy to exercise that perfect acquiescence when we suppose the Lord Jesus to be the gardener.”
– Charles Spurgeon
In order for man to succeed in life, God provided him with two means, education and physical activity.
Not separately, one for the soul and the other for the body, but for the two together.
With these means, man can attain perfection.
—Plato
How then is perfection to be sought?
Wherein lies our hope? In education, and in nothing else.
—Immanuel Kant
If there were a nation of Gods, it would govern itself democratically. A government so perfect is not suited to men.
—Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.
—Aristotle
Perfect love is the most beautiful of all frustrations because it is more than one can express.
—Charlie Chaplin
As for God, His way is perfect—that is the substance of the words. And if His way be perfect we need no explanation.
—Amy Carmichael
Perfection of character is this: to live each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, without apathy, without pretence.
—Marcus Aurelius
We have lost the sense & the wonder of His awe-fullness, His perfection, His beauty.
Oh, I feel that we should preach it, sing it, write about it, talk about it & tell it until we have recaptured the concept of the Majesty of God!
—AW Tozer
My soul seemed so to reach and stretch towards the mark of perfect sanctity, that it was ready to break with longings.
—David Brainerd
O my soul exceedingly longs for that blessed state of perfect deliverance from all sin!
—David Brainerd