2007-01-20 15:59:32 · 21 answers · asked by deepti r 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Proverbs are always written with an ideal in mind..
We work towards perfection...maybe because when we aim at the sun ,we land among the stars..
2007-01-22 14:09:08 · answer #1 · answered by Jaishree 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothing can be perfect but we use the word all the time. But we don't use it to describe something or someone that is absolutely flawless most of the time, we usually use it for something that fulfills everything we expected or wanted. For example a person might say "it's perfect!" But that dosn't mean that what they are talking about is without any flaws and literally perfect...more just that it completely satisfied them or met all their expectations. It is the same thing there, just a saying people picked up like any other not intended to mean that you will actually become perfect if you practice, but you will definitely get better.
2007-01-20 16:11:14 · answer #2 · answered by Mr.Robot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can't. A person can't be perfect. They are so many things to be better on. I don't agree with that quote. I learn is that practice makes the man "better." If you put the word "Perfect" is a lid to your growth. So people will stop once they reach perfection, what ever view is their "perfection" So to reach TRUE perfection. You have to keep on practicing. So that way you always grow. For example have you met a person that is Say s/he's smart and which s/he wasn't really, and met a person the say s/He wasn't smart, and really is. The first person where they fail at is that they notice their smart. while the other knew that their smart, but always fell they need improvement.
2007-01-20 16:20:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are referring to the saying is......Practice makes perfect.
It doesn't mention a person being perfect if they practice.
No one is every perfect. But some skills can be done perfect if practiced.
For instance a gymnastic performer can occasionally do a routine perfect. And that might be the only time she does it perfect.
2007-01-20 20:33:01 · answer #4 · answered by clcalifornia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well practice makes a man or woman just near perfect, not absolutely perfect.... the point you make is indeed valid but does in no way undermine the importance of practice and habit.
2007-01-20 16:11:26 · answer #5 · answered by small 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is just a cliche; "practice makes perfect". Practice makes you better than what you were, and if that better makes you win against the others in the contest, you are decidedly the most perfect. "All animals are equal; but some are more equal than the others". So to qualify the statement; being just more equal than the others is to be perfect among those in contest. That is all.
2007-01-20 16:11:06 · answer #6 · answered by Kool-kat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reading good books makes a man perfect.
2007-01-20 18:07:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The saying is practice makes perfect. I don't think it was meant to be a literal aphorism. But if you practice at one thing, you will get closer to perfection...of that one task. You can't practice everything to make yourself perfect in everything. That's impossible. But perfection in one aspect may be possible of attaining, or at least the best you can do.
2007-01-20 16:34:01 · answer #8 · answered by Kristie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The aphorism isn't "practice makes a man perfect," it's "practice makes perfect," meaning the more practice at one particular task the better one will become.
2007-01-20 16:05:18 · answer #9 · answered by anonymous 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Practice makes man perfect - as you learn from your mistakes while you practice.
2007-01-20 16:11:59 · answer #10 · answered by Sumi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one thing to think about: You can become perfect at a certain thing, right? You could even become perfect at many things. You can never become perfect at EVERYTHING.
for example, olympic gymnasts have achieved perfect 10s before. That doesn't mean that they have a perfect driving record after that.
2007-01-20 16:08:36 · answer #11 · answered by betatesterwood 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋