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> [Better a poor steam engine that runs, than a good one never finished.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-g-letourneau/better-a-poor-steam-engine-that-runs-than-a-good-one-never-finished/)

R. G. LeTourneau

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## More by R. G. LeTourneau

> [The pebbles of knowledge must be bonded together by the cement of experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-g-letourneau/the-pebbles-of-knowledge-must-be-bonded-together-by-the-cement-of/)

R. G. LeTourneau

> [ I shovel \[money\] out, and God shovels it back...but God has a bigger shovel! ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-g-letourneau/i-shovel-money-out-and-god-shovels-it-back-but-god-has-a-bigger-shovel/)

R. G. LeTourneau

> [Better a poor steam engine that runs, than a good one never finished.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-g-letourneau/better-a-poor-steam-engine-that-runs-than-a-good-one-never-finished/)

R. G. LeTourneau

> [The joy of accomplishment is the greatest joy there is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-g-letourneau/the-joy-of-accomplishment-is-the-greatest-joy-there-is/)

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