Quotes
Quotes about Excellence
He is the half part of a blessed man,
Left to be finished by such as she;
And she a fair divided excellence,
Whose fulness of perfection lies in him.
Still constant is a wondrous excellence.
Thyself and thy belongings
Are not thine own so proper as to waste
Thyself upon thy virtues, they on thee.
Heaven doth with us as we with torches do,
Not light them for themselves; for if our virtues
Did not go forth of us, 't were all alike
As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd
But to fine issues, nor Nature never lends
The smallest scruple of her excellence
But, like a thrifty goddess, she determines
Herself the glory of a creditor,
Both thanks and use.
Base Envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it is not to be purchased at a lesser price.
The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in horses is to be found the excellence of their sire; nor do savage eagles produce a peaceful dove. [Lat., Fortes creantur fortibus et bonis; Est in juvenis, est in equibus patrum Virtus; nee imbellem feroces Progenerant aquilae columbam.]
Do one thing at time, with supreme excellence.
Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralising.
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.
We need excellence in public education and if the teachers can't do it, we'll send in a couple of policemen.
How can we hope to remain economically competitive in a world in which...90% of Dutch high-school students take advanced math courses and 100% of teachers in Germany have double majors, while the best we can say about our "pocket of excellence" is that 75% of [American] students have learned to "critique tactfully?" -Barbara J. Alexander.
Base envy withers at another's joy, And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.
Excellence is in the details. Give attention to the details and excellence will come.
Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters.
Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind.
Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind.
Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind.
Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them.
A sermon on a hat: "'The hat, my boy, the hat, whatever it may be, is in itself nothing--makes nothing, goes for nothing; but, be sure of it, everything is life depends upon the cock of the hat.' For how many men--we put it to your own experience, reader--have made their way through the thronging crowds that beset fortune, not by the innate worth and excellence of their hats, but simply, as Sampson Piebald has it, by 'the cock of their hats'? The cock's all."
