He gets through too late who goes too fast.

He gets through too late who goes too fast.

The more haste, ever the worst speed.

The more haste, ever the worst speed.

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.]

Nothing is more vulgar than haste.

Nothing is more vulgar than haste.

Celerity is never more admired
Than by the negligent.

Celerity is never more admired
Than by the negligent.

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.

Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.

Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.

To do two things at once is to do neither.

To do two things at once is to do neither.

I'll be with you in the squeezing of a lemon.

I'll be with you in the squeezing of a lemon.