the best is the enemy of the good
- the best is the enemy of the good
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the good is the enemy of the best.
Cf. 1770 VOLTAIRE
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c’est bien ici qu’on peut dire Il meglio e l’inimico del bene, and
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le mieux est l’ennemi du bien.1861 R. C. TRENCH Commentary on Epistles to Seven Churches in Asia p. v. ‘The best is oftentimes the enemy of the good’; and..many a good book has remained unwritten..because there floated before the mind’s eye..the ideal of a better or a best.
1925 Times 1 Dec. 16 This is not the first time in the history of the world when the best has been the enemy of the good;..one single step on..solid ground may be more profitable than a more ambitious flight.
1960 D. JONES Letter 1 June in R. Hague Dai Greatcoat (1980) III. 182 Tom told me a very good Spanish proverb: ‘The best is the enemy of the good.’
1981 Times 2 Mar. 13 To maintain that all that a school provides must be provided free makes the best the enemy of the good.
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