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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Quote hunt -feels closer #39947 08/30/2001 4:28 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Could it be "the good is the enemy of the best", which I think comes from one of C. S. Lewis's theological works. The idea being that we often settle for something good when by making just a bit more effort we could get the best. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Quote hunt Seian 08/29/2001 2:34 AM Re: Quote hunt Bingley 08/29/2001 2:41 AM Re: On intentional imperfections Faldage 08/29/2001 11:58 AM Re: Quote hunt of troy 08/29/2001 12:02 PM Re: Quote hunt -feels closer Seian 08/29/2001 1:28 PM Re: the enemy of good Faldage 08/29/2001 1:50 PM Re: Quote hunt -feels closer Keiva 08/29/2001 3:33 PM Re: Quote hunt -feels closer Bingley 08/30/2001 4:28 AM Re: Quote hunt -feels closer Faldage 08/30/2001 1:41 PM Re: Perfection .. wow 08/30/2001 10:39 PM Re: Perfection .. of troy 08/31/2001 12:37 PM Re: Perfection .. Faldage 08/31/2001 1:44 PM Re: chinese master art Seian 08/31/2001 9:01 PM Re: Perfect v. Good Preservation Flatlander 08/30/2001 12:09 PM Re: Perfect v. Good Preservation of troy 08/30/2001 12:30 PM Re: Quote hunt maverick 08/29/2001 1:30 PM Re: Perfection Faldage 08/29/2001 1:41 PM Re: Perfection tsuwm 08/29/2001 1:52 PM Re: Perfection maverick 08/29/2001 1:54 PM Persina rugs and Navajo blankets TEd Remington 08/29/2001 11:52 PM Re: map errors and canaries Keiva 08/30/2001 1:39 AM Re: Quote hunt tsuwm 08/29/2001 2:56 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,389 Members9,211 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 33 A C Bowden 16 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,213 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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