Make haste slowly

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1. The quickest way to accomplish something is to proceed deliberately.

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Make haste slowly

Make haste slowly, and before branching out be sure that you master each step in its turn.

From Three Acres and Liberty by Bolton Hall

"Make haste slowly" is the translation of a Latin motto, which parents and teachers ought to observe in the education of children.

From James Otis, the pre-revolutionist by John Clark Ridpath

When I say to Quivey, "Make haste slowly, my dear fellow;" he returns: "Never fear, my friend; I shall know when the time comes to speak."

From The New Penelope and Other Stories and Poems by Frances Fuller Victor

He was very fond of that saying of an ancient Emperor: "Make haste slowly," and of another: "Soon enough, if well enough."

From The Spirit of St. Francis de Sales by Jean Pierre Camus

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