more haste, less speed
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more haste, less speed
Where it comes from
The word speed is used here in the dated sense of “success, luck” (compare Godspeed), though probably with a pun on the sense “velocity”. Compare the same in Low German je gröter Hast, je minder Spood.
proverb
- When one is in a hurry, one often ends up having less success and completing a task more slowly.
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proverb when one is in a hurry, one often ends up completing a task more slowly
| Español | vísteme despacio, que tengo prisa |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 欲速則不達 /欲速则不达 yùsù zé bùdá |
| Kiswahili | haraka haraka haina baraka |
| Français | il ne faut pas confondre vitesse et précipitation |
| Deutsch | Eile mit Weile |
| Italiano | presto e bene raro avviene |
| Ελληνικά | σπεύδε βραδέως spévde vradéos |
| Română | graba strică treaba |
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