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The best is the enemy of the good. — Voltaire

Poem

The best is the enemy of the good.

In the original French

Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien.

Voltaire
1770
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Topic
Perfection
Medium
Poem
Time
1770
Person
Voltaire
Provenance
Citation
Voltaire. La Bégueule, Conte Moral. Lausanne: Chez François Grasset et Comp, 1772.

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