Haste is slow.
[Lat., Festinatio tarda est.]

Haste is slow.
[Lat., Festinatio tarda est.]

Celerity is never more admired
Than by the negligent.

Celerity is never more admired
Than by the negligent.

Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.

Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.

Too great haste leads us to error.
[Fr., Le trop de promptitude a l'erreur nous expose.]

Too great haste leads us to error.
[Fr., Le trop de promptitude a l'erreur nous expose.]

He gets through too late who goes too fast.

He gets through too late who goes too fast.

To do two things at once is to do neither.

To do two things at once is to do neither.

Hasten slowly and ye shall soon arrive.

Hasten slowly and ye shall soon arrive.

Methinks I am a prophet new inspired
And thus, expiring, do foretell of him:
His rash fierce read more

Methinks I am a prophet new inspired
And thus, expiring, do foretell of him:
His rash fierce blaze of riot cannot last,
For violent fires soon burn out themselves;
Small show'rs last long, but sudden storms are short;
He tires betimes that spurs too fast betimes;
With eager feeding doth choke the feeder;
Light vanity, insatiate cormorant,
Consuming means, soon preys upon itself.

Nay, but make haste, the better foot before.

Nay, but make haste, the better foot before.