Far better 'tis to have learnt one thing well,
Than t'aim at many things imperfectly.

πολὺ κρεῖττόν ἐστιν ἓν καλῶς μεμαθηκέναι
ἢ πολλὰ φαύλως περιβεβλῆσθαι πράγματα.

Original text (Ancient Greek)

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