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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.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Vinal | | - | English (Rare) |
Ennio | | EN-nyo | Italian |
ClÍMaco | | - | Spanish |
Astle | | ['æsl] | |
Shahd | | - | Arabic |
Jesse | | JES-ee (English), YES-sə (Dutch) | English, Dutch, Biblical |