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Hasten slowly and ye shall soon arrive.
Hasten slowly and ye shall soon arrive.
To do two things at once is to do neither.
To do two things at once is to do neither.
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.
What good is speed if the brain has oozed out on the way?
What good is speed if the brain has oozed out on the way?
Nay, but make haste, the better foot before.
Nay, but make haste, the better foot before.
Sometimes the fool who rushes in gets the job done.
Sometimes the fool who rushes in gets the job done.
Quick enough, if good enough.
[Lat., Sat cito, si sat bene.]
Quick enough, if good enough.
[Lat., Sat cito, si sat bene.]
Haste is slow.
[Lat., Festinatio tarda est.]
Haste is slow.
[Lat., Festinatio tarda est.]
Haste makes waste, no less in life than in housekeeping.
Haste makes waste, no less in life than in housekeeping.