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Perfect works are rare, because they must be produced at the happy

Perfect works are rare, because they must be produced at the happy moment when taste and genius unite; and this rare conjuncture, like that of certain planets, appears to occur only after the revolution of several cycles, and only lasts for an instant. – Vicomte De Chateaubriand

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Nothing that is complete breathes. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them you will reach your destiny. – Carl Schurz, address, Faneuil Hall, Boston, 1859

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Sometimes… when you hold out for everything, you walk away with nothing. – From the television show Ally McBeal

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Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing. – Harriet Braiker

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