I think the important bit is "the root of all evil": it also tells us that doing optimisations prematurely has the potential to destroy your project. Compare wi

I think the important bit is "the root of all evil": it also tells us that doing optimisations prematurely has the potential to destroy your project. Compare with something like, "premature optimisation will take a little longer to perform, and perhaps be not quite as optimal, but isn't that big a deal in the long run, really."