Not an old Russian proverb, Voltaire: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Voltaire http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Voltaire http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_is_the_e

Not an old Russian proverb, Voltaire: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Voltaire http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Voltaire http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_is_the_enemy_of_good http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_is_the_enemy_of_good More typically quoted as "perfect is the enemy of good" One of my favorite sayings... also see Lagom for a similar philosophy in Sweden.