Perfection is a road, not a destination; every time we think... - Émile Zola

This quote is attributed to Émile Zola.

"Perfection is a road, not a destination; every time we think we have arrived, we begin again."

Émile Zola Perseverance

Novelist French 1840–1902

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"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."

"I am my brother's brother, and I feel that I cannot be happy while he is wretched."

"Life is a beautiful struggle."

"The artist's task is to save the soul of mankind."

"Perseverance is the key to success."

"Don't give up on what you believe in."

"I've been through worse."

"You learn to live with the pain."