“We are not called upon to do all the good possible, but only that which we can do.”
Théodore Guérin (1798–1856) Catholic saint and nun from France
Letter to the Reverend J. Kundek, Jasper 1842-09-27.
“We do not fear being called meticulous, inclining as we do to the view that only the exhaustive can be truly interesting.”
— Thomas Mann, book The Magic Mountain
Source: The Magic Mountain
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