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best is the enemy of the good

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best is the enemy of the good
Prov. If you are too ambitious and try to make something better than you are capable of, you may ruin it. Bob: After I revise it a few more times, my novel will be the best ever written. Alan: I don't think you should revise it any more. Remember, the best is the enemy of the good. In fundraising as in other areas, the best is the enemy of the good. If you ask someone for a larger contribution than he can possibly give, he may give you nothing at all.
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Voltaire also said, `The best is the enemy of the good.
In retrospect, the ERISA experience exemplifies the old notion that "the best is the enemy of the good.
The best is the enemy of the good, and in terms of both performance and sound quality, this Leinsdorf/RCA set is easily bettered in the 1st by Boulez/DG and Judd/Harmonia Mundi, and in the 3rd by Salonen/Sony and Lopez-Cobos/Telarc.
 
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