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Festination may prove Precipitation; Deliberating delay may be wise cunctation.

Then horn for horn they stretch and strive; Deil tak the hindmost, on they drive.

Hasten deliberately.

The more haste, ever the worst speed.

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

Quick enough, if good enough.

Haste is of the Devil.

What good is speed if the brain has oozed out on the way?

Too great haste leads us to error.

Stay awhile that we may make an end the sooner.

On wings of wind came flying all abroad.

Haste is slow.

Celerity is never more admired Than by the negligent.

Nay, but make haste, the better foot before.

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

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

It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden; Too like the lightning, which doth cease to be Ere one can say 'It lightens.'

Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.

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.

He gets through too late who goes too fast.