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A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well t

A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault. – John Henry Newman

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All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. – William Faulkner

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Imperfection clings to a person, and if they wait till they are brushed off entirely, they would spin for ever on their axis, advancing nowhere. – Thomas Carlyle

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Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing. – Harriet Braiker

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The human story does not always unfold like a mathematical calculation on the principle that two and two make four. Sometimes in life they make five or minus three; and sometimes the blackboard topples down in the middle of the sum and leaves the class in disorder and the pedagogue with a black eye. – Winston Churchill

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