Who said “Perfection is the child of time.”?

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Joseph Hall. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceQuo vadis? A just Censure of Travel (1617).

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Hall, J. (n.d.). Perfection is the child of time. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32206-perfection-is-the-child-of-time/

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Hall, Joseph. “Perfection is the child of time.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32206-perfection-is-the-child-of-time/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Hall, Joseph. “Perfection is the child of time.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32206-perfection-is-the-child-of-time/.

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