Be good Quote by T. S. Eliot
“It is impossible to design a system so perfect that no one needs to be good.”
About This Quote
Source Poem: The Hollow Men, 1925
Perfection is unattainable; systems always need skilled people to function.
In simple terms: No system can be flawless without good people.
Key Takeaway
Invest in people, not just processes.
Themes
perfection
systems
human capital
Mood
reflective
analytical
Type
philosophical
critical
When to use this quote
- product development
- team management
- policy design
Key Concepts
design
dependency
limitations
Questions to Reflect On
- How can we balance system design with human development?
- What skills are essential to support any system?
A Different Perspective
Even a perfect design fails without competent users.
![“the ordinary man's experience is chaotic, irregular, fragmentary. [He] falls in love or reads Spinoza, and these two experiences have nothing to do with each other, or with the noise of the typewriter, or the smell of cooking; in the mind of the poet these experiences are always forming new wholes” quote by T. S. Eliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/18e/t-s-eliot-633_art_the-ordinary-man-s-experience-is-chaotic_93688.jpg)
