“he must do it just as well as he can, and then, to-morrow, must do it still better than he did it to-day, and the next week better than he did it this week.”
- Source
- Character Building
- Date
- 1902
Meaning of “he must do it just as well as…”
Improvement is framed as repeated refinement of the same work over days and weeks rather than a one-time display of effort.
Where does it come from?
Character Building, “The Virtue of Simplicity,” Project Gutenberg #60484. Washington uses mortar-mixing as a concrete example of progressive workmanship.