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We sometimes flatter ourselves into thinking that it is a good character trait to be a “perfectionist.” But this label brings much trouble and temptation with it. A so-called perfectionist is never satisfied with his work (or anyone else’s
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I never looked at being a perfectionist in this way before. It seems obvious that it is a huge part of Pride.
“You are what you do, not what you say you'll do.”
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“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”
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“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
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“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.”
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“There are as many nights as days, and the one is just as long as the other in the year's course. Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word 'happy' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.”
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