HPMD Quotes & Sources
The best is the enemy of the good. --Voltaire
Alternative: The perfect is the enemy of the good.
Original: Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien.
Source: La Bégueule (1772)
Note: This quotation also appears in Italian (Il meglio è l'inimico del bene) in the Questions sur l'Encyclopédie article, "Dramatic Art" (1764)
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"The best is the enemy of the good." --Voltaire
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| Author: | Voltaire |
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| Quote Number: | 122 |
| Categories: | Perfection |
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