Slow but steady wins the race

Cultural  

1. Consistent, effective effort leads to success. This is the moral of one of Aesop's fables, “The Tortoise and the Hare.”

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Example Sentences

“The saying goes, ‘slow but steady wins the race,’ and that is true.

From Seattle Times

McConnell warned Schumer that Republicans would try to block any effort to cut off debate early, however, and said: “My best advice to the majority leader would be slow but steady wins the race.”

From Reuters

Slow but steady wins the race.”

From New York Times

Slow but steady wins the race.

From Project Gutenberg