There is an ideal of excellence for any particular craft or occupation; similarly there must be an excellent that we can achieve as human beings. Tha….

As the excellence of steel is strength, and the excellence of art is beauty, so the excellence of mankind is moral character..

The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than Man, which is the touchstone of the highest excellence, is to be found in ma….

Everything should be first-rate in a person, his face, clothes, soul and thoughts..

Trying to compromise EXCELLENCE, is like trying to let a little bit of air out of a balloon with a hat pin..

Patience is also a form of action..

Being an Olympian, I always have this strong belief in excellence..

It is only Christianity, the great bond of love and duty to God, that makes any existence valuable or even tolerable..

I was made to be a perfectionist at everything I did. Everything was more important than what I wanted..

The habit of excellence can become enjoyably addictive..

It is quite rare to find people who are really dedicated to a level of excellence. Most of us are really quite lazy most of the time..

I was obsessed with the Olympics. It's so exciting to see that level of excellence and endurance..

God is infinite, so His universe must be too. Thus is the excellence of God magnified and the greatness of His kingdom made manifest; He is glorified….

Ancient history, besides the still unequalled excellence of the writers, is the best instrument for cultivating the historical sense..

I attempt a difficult work; but there is no excellence without difficulty. [Lat., Ardua molimur; sed nulla nisi ardua virtus.].

There can be no other criterion, no other standard than gold. Yes, gold which never changes, which can be shaped into ingots, bars, coins, which has ….

Whatever you do, don't do it halfway..

Law is par excellence the thing that wants a reason. Now the only possible way of accounting for the laws of nature, and for uniformity in general, i….

Moral excellence is an ornament for personal beauty; righteous conduct, for high birth; success for learning; and proper spending for wealth..

An artist who brings to his work a mind tolerably furnished with the general principles of art, and a taste formed upon the works of good artists – i….

Excellence is never granted to man, but as the reward of labour..