Neal A. Maxwell Quotes

The imperfections of others never release us from the need to work on our own shortcomings.

We have a tendency to want the other person to be a finished product while we give ourselves the grace to evolve.

Wink at small faults; remember thou hast great ones.

You accept certain unlovely things about yourself and manage to live with them. The atonement for such an acceptance is that you make allowances for others - that you cleanse yourself of the sin of self-righteousness.

No matter where you are in life, no matter what you’ve contributed to creating, no matter what’s happening, you are always doing the best you can with the understanding and awareness and knowledge that you have. And when you know more, you will do differently, as I did

Grace only sticks to our imperfections. Those who can’t accept their imperfections can’t accept grace either.

I've learned that it's OK to be flawed.

We can't be as good as we'd want to, so the question then becomes, how do we cope with our own badness?

As I have got older, I have become easier on myself. It's about realising things can't be perfect.

The more you know yourself, the more patience you have for what you see in others.

Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.

You can't expect perfection. It is important to sort of acknowledge some of our imperfections. I write them down. There's something about acknowledging mistakes and being able to put them down on paper; they become facts of your life that you must live with. And then, hopefully, you can navigate the road a little bit better.

Just knowing you don't have the answers is a recipe for humility, openness, acceptance, forgiveness, and an eagerness to learn - and those are all good things.

I don't want to sound self-righteous, and I don't want to act like I have it all put together.

When you feel yourself being critical, whether it is of yourself or another person, stop yourself. Look for positive aspects to admire.

People have weaknesses, we should accept it.

I'm learning to let go of the idea of trying to be perfect.

For me, everyone has good and bad qualities. I feel you must not always look at the bad qualities but also focus on the good ones, because we all have flaws.

I ain't no perfect man I'm tryna do the best that I can with what it is I have.

I think we ought to give ourselves more time. We should be more patient with ourselves and with each other.

Be gentle and kind with every one, and severe with yourself.

I'm too judgmental of other people putting themselves out there in any way, I guess.

I've worked really, really hard on myself to not be judgmental.

I can’t hate people for making judgment on me, or making a decision of liking me or not liking me. All I can do is try to better as a person. And I’m good with knowing everything isn’t always going to be perfect.

The thing I have to keep in mind and I try to keep in mind about myself, about anyone, is you do the best you can do at the time.