We must guard against becoming so engrossed in the specific nature of …

George S. Patton
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We must guard against becoming so engrossed in the specific nature of the roots and bark of the trees of knowledge as to miss the meaning and grandeur of the forest they compose.
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A good solution applied with vigor now is better than a perfect solution applied ten minutes later. ✨ The Unknown Patton. Book by Charles M. Province, p. 165, 1983.

We must guard against becoming so engrossed in the specific nature of the roots and bark of the trees of knowledge as to miss the meaning and grandeur of the forest they compose.

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