the good is the enemy of the best
- the good is the enemy of the best
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1912 J. KELMAN Thoughts on Things Eternal 108 Every respectable Pharisee proves the truth of the saying that ‘the good is the enemy of the best.’.. Christ insists that we shall not be content with a second-best, though it be good.
1939 R. A. HABAS Morals for Moderns vii. ‘The good’, runs the old aphorism, ‘is the enemy of the best.’ Nowhere is this..better exemplified than in connection with..self-deceit.
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