"When workmen strive to do better than..." - Quote by William Shakespeare
When workmen strive to do better than well, they do confound their skill in covetousness.
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“I don't very often think I've done a good job. I don't like the majority of what I do. I shouldn't say I don't like it, but I'm not satisfied with almost everything that I do.”
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