Lord Chesterfield: Aim at least at the perfection of everything that is worth doing at all; and…
Aim at least at the perfection of everything that is worth doing at all; and you will come nearer it than you would imagine; but those always crawl infinitely short of it whose aim is only mediocrity.
In today’s wordsAim for perfection in everything worth doing at all, and you'll come closer than you'd think; but people who aim only for mediocrity will always fall far short of it.
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