Quote#Wisdom
If you can't do anything as good as or even better than what you have…
Quote byEdward German · 1862–1936
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: In a letter to his sisters in 1927..
English (original)
If you can't do anything as good as or even better than what you have already done, then don't do it.
— Edward German
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