“Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well.”

The French attribute this to the painter Nicolas Poussin (born 15 June 1594) "Ce qui vaut la peine d'être fait vaut la peine d'être bien fait"
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British statesman and man of letters 1694–1773

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