<P> "Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without ." </P> <P> Perfect is the enemy of good, or more literally the best is the enemy of the good, is an aphorism which is commonly attributed to Voltaire, who quoted an Italian proverb in his Dictionnaire philosophique in 1770: "Le meglio è l'inimico del bene". It subsequently appeared in his moral poem, La Bégueule, which starts </P> <P> Dans ses écrits, un sage Italien Dit que le mieux est l'ennemi du bien . (In his writings, a wise Italian says that the best is the enemy of the good) </P>

Do not make the perfect the enemy of the good