Leo Tolstoy on Perfection
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βRepentance always precedes perfection.β
βThe first rule of achieving goodness is this: think only about self-perfection.β
βThe further you progress, the higher the ideal of perfection toward which you strive rises.β
βPerfection is impossible without humility. Why should I strive for perfection, if I am already good enough?β
βThey who have decided to dedicate their lives to spiritual perfection will never be dissatisfied or unhappy, because all that they want is in their power.β
βIn order to feel complete love, we can either delude ourselves that some imperfect object of our love is βperfectionβ or we can love perfection, which is God.β