Romanticism, Perfection, and Beauty

An interesting dicussion was had in my British Romanticism course today, discussing Edward Burke's A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and the Beautiful. In describing what Burke meant in terms of defining beauty, the professor was initially confused by my interpretation--but intrigued at the philosophy of what I said. Simply put, what I said was thus, "As humans we seek and see beauty in perfection; yet in one another we see perfection in imperfection." Think about that for a moment. In fact, I'll even tighten it up for you. "There is perfection in imperfection." What initially seems like an oxymoron is true, in a serendipity sort of way. Because by acknowledging the imperfections in another, their "better" qualities shine all the brighter. Another saying that might help you to understand this logic is "Without pain, would we really appreciate pleasure?" A very philosophical topic, is it not? Anybody who wishes to reflect a little (or at length) by all means indulge yourself and share your thoughts with me.