Leo Tolstoy Quotes About Perfection
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Perfection is impossible without humility. Why should I strive for perfection, if I am already good enough?
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Happiness consists in always aspiring perfection, the pause in any level in perfection is the pause of happiness
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Vegetarianism serves as the criterion by which we know that the pursuit of moral perfection on the part of humanity is genuine and sincere.
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The vegetarian movement ought to fill with gladness the souls of those who have at heart the realization of God's kingdom upon earth, not because vegetarianism itself is such an important step towards the realization of this kingdom (all real steps are equally important or unimportant), but because it serves as a criterion by which we know that the pursuit of moral perfection on the part of man is genuine and sincere.
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If you look for perfection, you'll never be content.
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