Originally Posted by
Quilter 65
Today the subject of perfection was brought up. The 90-year lady in our class said her Home Ec Teacher taught them this saying, "Good, better, best. Never let it rest until your good is better and your better, best." Have any of you ever heard this? As quilters (or trying to be), I thought this was pretty appropriate. If we are fair, we try and get good, if we are good, we try to get better. Then hopefully, we can be the best that we can be. None of the other ladies in the class had ever heard this either. Thought it was good food for thought.
I suppose you have to be past 70 to have heard it, but my mother quoted it all the time when she wanted me to do a good job of something--no matter what it was. I believe it comes from POOR RICHARD'S ALMANAC.