The more haste, the worse speed.
James Howell (c. 1594–1666) Welsh historian and writer
Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία]: Proverbs, or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, “English Proverbs” (1659)
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Howell, James - Paroimiographia [Παροιμιογραφία]: Proverbs, or, Old Sayed Sawes & Adages, "English Proverbs"" (1659) [compiler] | WIST Quotations
The more haste, the worse speed. A few pages later, Howell quotes John Heywood (1546) the analogous "The more haste, the less speed." See also See Augustus and Publilius Syrus.









