Talk:Perfection

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The path each man forges through life is his own manifestation of perfection, but simultaneously his own undoing.
- Henry Bennett
Have no fear of perfection, you'll never reach it.
- Salvador Dalí

On doit exiger de moi que je cherche la vérité, mais non que je la trouve.
- English: One must demand of me that I search the truth, but not that I achieve it.
- Denis Diderot

Practice makes perfect but no body is perfect, so why practice?
- movie Ang Tanging Ina Ninyong Lahat character Ina Montecillo.

To stand still on the summit of perfection is difficult, and in the natural course of things, what cannot go forward — slips back.
- Gaius V. Paterculus

"Only he is the true teacher [Satguru] who can show what are the religious and social obligations [dharma], show God to you, and give you the Knowledge of the holy name [sat nam]. And he who can give you the Knowledge of this dharma is completely wise. Satguru is the one who has the perfect wisdom. And other than the Satguru no one has the perfect wisdom. Oh! People of the world! Only a perfect avatar with the sixty-four virtues [kala] can reveal this Knowledge." (Bombay, March 1966)
- Gupta, Mahendra. Hans Puran, (1969) New Delhi
- Alternative translation: "Lord Rama was an incarnation of God who possessed 14 types of divine power. Lord Krishna was an incarnation of God who possessed 26 types of divine power. But I am fully perfect and the master of all the 64 divine powers."
- This alternative translation, very different from the original Hindi, appeared in a book named Satgurudev (1970). It has been used by several scholars (Messer, Glock and Bellah; Reender Kranenborg) to position Hans Ji Maharaj as claiming to be more powerful than Krishna.
- Hans Ji Maharaj Satgurudev Shri Hans Ji Maharaj, (1970) Albion Press

I think the destiny of all men is not to sit in the rubble of their own making but to reach out for an ultimate perfection which is to be had. At the moment, it is a dream. But as of the moment we clasp hands with our neighbor, we build the first span to bridge the gap between the young and the old. At this hour, it’s a wish. But we have it within our power to make it a reality. If you want to prove that God is not dead, first prove that man is alive.
- Rod Serling seech at Moorpark College, Moorpark, California (3 December 1968)^{[specific citation needed]}