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Stand not upon the order of your going,
But go at once.
Stand not upon the order of your going,
But go at once.
Stay awhile that we may make an end the sooner.
Stay awhile that we may make an end the sooner.
Nay, but make haste, the better foot before.
Nay, but make haste, the better foot before.
Celerity is never more admired
Than by the negligent.
Celerity is never more admired
Than by the negligent.
On wings of wind came flying all abroad.
On wings of wind came flying all abroad.
Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
Sometimes the fool who rushes in gets the job done.
Sometimes the fool who rushes in gets the job done.
Then horn for horn they stretch and strive;
Deil tak the hindmost, on they drive.
Then horn for horn they stretch and strive;
Deil tak the hindmost, on they drive.
