Make haste slowly



Make haste slowly,

 and More haste, less speed.
Prov. Act quickly, but not so quickly that you make careless mistakes. Jane: Why are you throwing your clothes around the room? Alan: You told me to get my things packed in a hurry. Jane: Yes, but make haste slowly; otherwise we'll have to spend an hour cleaning up the mess you make. I know you want to finish that sweater by Joe's birthday, but you're knitting so fast that you make mistakes. More haste, less speed.
See also: haste, make, slowly

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Erasmos-Ancient Greek
Apostolos-Greek
EustaceYOO-stəsEnglish
JessJESEnglish
Iona[ai'əunə]
JeltjeYEL-tyə (Dutch)Frisian, Dutch