The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light

Quote by Matthew Arnold

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Journalism is literature in a hurry.

Journalism is literature in a hurry.

Resolve to be thyself; and know that he who finds himself, loses his misery.

Resolve to be thyself; and know that he who finds himself, loses his misery.

Greatness is a spiritual condition.

Greatness is a spiritual condition.

Spare me the whispering, crowded room, the friends who come and gape and go, the...

Spare me the whispering, crowded room, the friends who come and gape and go, the...

Miracles do not happen. .

Miracles do not happen. .

Resolve to find thyself; and to know that he who finds himself, loses his misery

Resolve to find thyself; and to know that he who finds himself, loses his misery

Life is not in having and getting, but in being and becoming.

Life is not in having and getting, but in being and becoming.

Not a having and a resting, but a growing and becoming, is the character of...

Not a having and a resting, but a growing and becoming, is the character of...

A perfect person doesn't smoke, doesn't drink, doesn't cry, doesn't fail and doesn't exist.

A perfect person doesn't smoke, doesn't drink, doesn't cry, doesn't fail and doesn't exist.

Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.

Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.

To their right praise and true perfection!

To their right praise and true perfection!

Although images of perfection in people's personal lives can cause unhappiness, images of perfect societies,...

Although images of perfection in people's personal lives can cause unhappiness, images of perfect societies,...

Strive for perfection in everything you do. Take the best that exists and make it...

Strive for perfection in everything you do. Take the best that exists and make it...

There is such a thing as perfection...and our purpose for living is to find that...

There is such a thing as perfection...and our purpose for living is to find that...

It is failure that guides evolution; perfection provides no incentive for improvement, and nothing is...

It is failure that guides evolution; perfection provides no incentive for improvement, and nothing is...

Life would be perfect if: Mondays were fun, junk food was healthy, drama didn't exist,...

Life would be perfect if: Mondays were fun, junk food was healthy, drama didn't exist,...

If practice makes perfect, and no one's perfect, then why practice?

If practice makes perfect, and no one's perfect, then why practice?

Out of perfection nothing can be made. Every process involves breaking something up.

Out of perfection nothing can be made. Every process involves breaking something up.

Every thing that grows Holds in perfection but a little moment

Every thing that grows Holds in perfection but a little moment

Perfection cannot be defined or seen; it can only be found in your heart

Perfection cannot be defined or seen; it can only be found in your heart