Top 51 Most Inspiring Quotes On Imperfection

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Most of us had faced a moment in our lives when we had to give up on something we wanted. We felt that we didn’t have the skills, the intelligence, or the knowledge to achieve it and that it would be impossible for us and there was no point in trying.

Every person has their shortcomings that they have to deal with every day of their life. The imperfections in your life will make you understand yourself better. It is more than just a feeling; it is an understanding that will teach you the meaning of imperfection and motivate you to be who you are.

We don’t need to be perfect to achieve our goals; we need to be better than before. Check out these inspirational quotes about imperfection and strive to be who you are to reach your goals.

51 Most Inspiring Quotes On Imperfection

“Perfection itself is imperfection.” ― Vladimir Horowitz

“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

“Imperfection is perfection to a beautiful perspective.” ― Anonymous

“When you stop looking for perfect bodies, you’ll find beautiful hearts.” ― Anonymous

“To banish imperfection is to destroy expression, to check exertion, to paralyze vitality.” ― John Ruskin

“Imperfection is beauty. Madness is genius. It is better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” ― Marilyn Monroe

“Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.” ― W. Somerset Maugham

“Where imperfection ceaseth, heaven begins.” ― Bailey

“Perfection doesn’t guarantee success. You don’t have to be perfect to succeed.” ― unknown

“Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly.” ― Robert H. Schuller

“To escape criticism – do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.” ― Elbert Hubbard

“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

“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

“Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we’re all in this together.” ― Brené Brown

“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

“Have no fear of perfection – you’ll never reach it.” ― Salvador Dalí

“There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion.” ― Francis Bacon Sr.

“Nothing and no one is perfect. It just takes a good eye to find those hidden imperfections.” ― Daphne Delacroix

“I cling to my imperfection as the very essence of my being.” ― Anatole France

“Imperfection is the greatness of man.” ― Ernst Fischer

“There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty.” ― Dr. Steve Maraboli

“It’s the imperfections that make things beautiful.” ― Anonymous

“I realized that I don’t have to be perfect. All I have to do is show up and enjoy the messy, imperfect and beautiful journey of my life.” ― Kerry Washington

“To do better is better than to be perfect.” ― Toba Beta

“It is better to aim at perfection and miss, than to aim at imperfection and hit it.” ― Thomas Watson

“No one is perfect… absolutely no one. Like precious stones, we have a few flaws, but why focus on that? Focus on what you like about yourself, and that will bring you happiness and peace.” ― Richard Simmons

“This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections.” ― Saint Augustine

“The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.” ― Anna Quindlen

“Usefulness is not impaired by imperfection. You can still drink from a chipped cup.” ― Greta K. Nagel

“Even imperfection itself may have its ideal or perfect state.” ― Thomas de Quincey

“Perfection is found in accepting your imperfections.” ― Bridgett Devoue

“Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except the best.” ― Henry Van Dyke

“The word ‘Imperfect’ actually spells ‘I’m perfect’ because everyone is perfect in their own imperfect ways.” ― Anonymous

“A diamond with a flaw is worth more than a pebble without imperfections.” ― Chinese Proverb

“There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.” ― Conrad Hall

“There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.” ― Leonard Cohen

“Successful design is not the achievement of perfection but the minimization and accommodation of imperfection.” ― Henry Petroski

“Being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect, it means that you’ve decided to look beyond the imperfections.” ― Anonymous

“Perfectionism is self-abuse of the highest order.” ― Anne Wilson Schaef

“Your imperfections are marks of authenticity and that is the beauty of you.” ― Isaac Fowler

“This is life and imperfection is beautiful and don’t be afraid of that.” ― Dylan O’Brien

“It is easier to be happy if you look beyond imperfections than seeking happiness by trying too hard to make everything perfect.” ― Anonymous

“To love yourself is to understand that you don’t need to be perfect.” ―

“You were born to be real not to be perfect. You are here to be you, not to live someone else’s life.” ― Ralph Marston

“You are just human. Being imperfect does not make you any less.” ― Kartika Atmadja

“People call these things imperfections, but they’re not, that’s the good stuff. And then we get to choose who we let into our weird little worlds.” ― Good Will Hunting

“There’s no need to be perfect to inspire others. Let people get inspired by how you deal with your imperfections.” ― Anonymous

“Sometimes we strive so hard for perfection that we forget that imperfection is happiness.” ― Karen Nave

“We like the imperfect because it reminds us of ourselves.” ― Randy Bachman

“Gold cannot be pure, and people cannot be perfect.” ― Chinese Proverb

“I always find beauty in things that are odd and imperfect – they are much more interesting.” ― Marc Jacobs

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