PERFECTION, n. An imaginary state of quality distinguished from the actual by an element known as excellence an attribute of the critic. (Ambrose Bierce)

PERFECTION, n. An imaginary state of quality distinguished from the actual by an element known as excellence an attribute of the critic.

Ambrose Bierce

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