Marry in haste, repent at leisure

1. If we marry without thinking about the decision, we will have a lifetime to regret the choice.

Example Sentences

Mary Deerfield, the main character of Chris Bohjalian’s new novel, “Hour of the Witch,” is a poster child for the proverb, “Marry in haste, repent at leisure.”

From Washington Post

Marry in haste, repent at leisure. Look before you leap.

From Salon

Marry in haste, repent at leisure.Look before you leap.

From Scientific American

I was mortified by the prospect of ending an impetuous marriage so soon, proving right the friends who had teased, “Marry in haste, repent at leisure.”

From New York Times

She used to put her home truths into proverbs when I was quite young, such as, ‘A burnt child dreads the fire,’ or ‘Marry in haste, repent at leisure,’ or——” “Oh, that will do, Sibyl.”

From Project Gutenberg