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.

I go, I go, look how I go,
Swifter than arrow from the Tartar's bow.

I go, I go, look how I go,
Swifter than arrow from the Tartar's bow.

Stand not upon the order of your going,
But go at once.

Stand not upon the order of your going,
But go at once.

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.]

Celerity is never more admired
Than by the negligent.

Celerity is never more admired
Than by the negligent.

Sometimes the fool who rushes in gets the job done.

Sometimes the fool who rushes in gets the job done.

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

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

The more haste, ever the worst speed.

The more haste, ever the worst speed.