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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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.
#hurry : to impel to precipitate or thoughtless action
- French: dépêcher
- German: die Beeilung
- Italian: affrettarsi
- Portuguese: pressa
- Spanish: apurado/a
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#hurry : to impel to precipitate or thoughtless action
- French: dépêcher
- German: die Beeilung
- Italian: affrettarsi
- Portuguese: pressa
- Spanish: apurado/a
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A Minneapolis couple who live a block from Annunciation Catholic School and the church where two children were killed and 18 other people were wounded Wednesday recalled the moments after they heard the gunfire from their home.