Imperfection Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old imperfection quotes, imperfection sayings, and imperfection proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Gold cannot be pure, and people cannot be perfect. Chinese Proverb
Have no fear of perfection ' you'll never reach it. Salvador Dal
Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly. Robert H. Schuller
Imperfection clings to a person, and if they wait till they are brushed off entirely, they would spin for ever on their axis, advancing nowhere. Thomas Carlyle
Nothing and no one is perfect. It just takes a good eye to find those hidden imperfections. Daphne Delacroix
Imperfection is beauty. Madness is genius. It is better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. Marilyn Monroe
As machines become more and more efficient and perfect, so it will become clear that imperfection is the greatness of man. Ernst Fischer
I cling to my imperfection, as the very essence of my being. Anatole France
You look at the scratch and completely miss the diamond. Raphie Frank
To be perfect is to develop expanding imperfection. Ethylios
It is better to aim at perfection and miss, than to aim at imperfection and hit it. Thomas Watson
There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. Francis Bacon Sr.
A diamond with a flaw is worth more than a pebble without imperfections. Chinese Proverb
Sometimes we strive so hard for perfection that we forget that imperfection is happiness. Karen Nave
Even imperfection itself may have its ideal or perfect state. Thomas de Quincey
It is better to aim at perfection and miss, than to aim at imperfection and hit it Thomas Watson
Where imperfection ceaseth, heaven begins. Bailey
Men are more unwilling to have their imperfections known than their crimes. Chesterfield
What an absurd thing it is to pass over all the valuable parts of a man, and fix our attention on his infirmities! Addison
It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are, the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others. Fnelon
All things are literally better, lovelier, and more beloved for the imperfections which have been divinely appointed, that the law of human life may be Effort, and the law of human judgment Mercy. Ruskin
The only nice thing about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others. Doug Larson
I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man. Alexander Hamilton
Imperfect preparation gives rise to the thousand-fold forms that express physical and mental inferiority and insecurity. Alfred Adler
Perfectionism is a dangerous state of mind in an imperfect world Robert Hillyer
Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes. George Soros
If I can't be beautiful, I want to be invisible. Chuck Palahniuk
A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed beauties of a writer, and communicate to the world such things as are worth their observation. Joseph Addison
This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections. Isaac Asimov
My imperfections and failures are as much a blessing from God as my successes and my talents and I lay them both at his feet. Mahatma Gandhi
There is a kind of beauty in imperfection Conrad Hall
Instead of waiting for perfection, run with what you do, and fix it along the way... Paul Arden
In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in perfectionism. Hannah Arendt
Perfection is boring. If a face doesn't have mistakes, it's nothing. Kevyn Aucoin
We like the imperfect because it reminds us of ourselves. Randy Bachman
To do better is better than to be perfect. Toba Beta
Imperfection is in some sort essential to all that we know of life. It is the sign of life in a mortal body, that is to say, of a state of progress and change. Nothing that lives is, or can be rigidly perfect; part of it is decaying, part nascent. John Ruskin
The finer the nature, the more flaws it will show through the clearness of it; and it is a law of this universe that the best things shall be seldomest seen in their best form. John Ruskin
No reckoning made, but sent to my account with all my imperfections on my head. William Shakespeare
They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds. Winston Churchill
A beautiful thing is never perfect. Proverb
The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection. George Orwell
Perfection doesn't guarantee success. You don't have to be perfect to succeed. unknown
Imperfection is inherited, therefore we all sin, but fighting the war of sin is the greatest war of all because we all die in the end, no matter how hard we fight. Tupac Shakur
Imperfection is individuality. unknown
Be real. Embrace that you have weakness. Because everyone does. Embrace that your body is not perfect. Because nobody's is. Embrace that you have things you can't control. We all have a list of them. Dan Pearce
To banish imperfection is to destroy expression, to check exertion, to paralyze vitality. John Ruskin
Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we're all in this together. Bren Brown
To be judged for your imperfections is to be judged for being human, mistakes are made, life goes on, don't let other people change who you are. Lee Jameson
Practice doesn't make perfect. Practice reduces the imperfection. Toba Beta
Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections. Saint Francis De Sales
In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful. Alice Walker
The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise. Alden Nowlan
To sit in judgment of those things which you perceive to be wrong or imperfect is to be one more person who is part of judgment, evil or imperfection. Wayne Dyer
Nothing we see or hear is perfect. But right there in the imperfection is perfect reality. Shunryu Suzuki
Imperfection is in some sort essential to all that we know of life. John Ruskin
Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections. Gerard Way
Have no fear of perfection. You'll never reach it. Salvador Dali
Perhaps it is our imperfections that make us so perfect for one another. Jane Austen
I know why families were created with all their imperfections. They humanize you. They are made to make you forget yourself occasionally, so that the beautiful balance of life is not destroyed. Anais Nin
Imperfection is not our personal problem - it is a natural part of existing. Tara Brach
No one thing does human life more need than a kind consideration of the faults of others. Every one sins; everyone needs forbearance. Our own imperfections should teach us to be merciful. Henry Ward Beecher
Persuade thyself that imperfection and inconvenience are the natural lot of mortals, and there will be no room for discontent, neither for despair. Ieyasu Tokugawa
The more perfect we are, the more gentle and quiet we become toward the defects of other people. Francois Fenelon
Without imperfection, you or I would not exist. Stephen Hawking
Your imperfections are what make you beautiful. Sandra Bullock
Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing perfectly. Robert H. Schuller
It belongs to the imperfection of everything human that man can only attain his desire by passing through its opposite. Soren Kierkegaard
Persuade thyself that imperfection and inconvenience are the natural lot of mortals, and there will be no room for discontent, neither for despair. Ieyasu Tokugawa
It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become toward the defects of others. Joseph Addison
The perfect human being is uninteresting the Buddha who leaves the world, you know. It is the imperfections of life that are lovable. Joseph Campbell
The imperfections of others never release us from the need to work on our own shortcomings. Neal A. Maxwell
We can never attain to perfection while we have an affection for any imperfection. Saint Francis De Sales
The more perfect one becomes, the less he is inclined to speak of the imperfections of others. ElRay L. Christiansen
Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others. Ignatius of Loyola
There is no light without shadow, and no psychic wholeness without imperfection. Carl Jung
We come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly. Sam Keen
I think perfection is ugly. Somewhere in the things humans make, I want to see scars, failure, disorder, distortion. Yohji Yamamoto
A true critic ought to dwell rather upon excellencies than imperfections. Joseph Addison
To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfections. Dogen
Imperfections are attractive when their owners are happy with them. Augusten Burroughs
Producing perfection from imperfection is, after all, the highest of art forms. Frank Herbert