- the more haste the less speed
- haste makes waste
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
the more haste the less speed
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more haste, less speed — The original meaning of speed in this proverb is ‘quickness in the performance of some action or operation’. c 1350 Douce MS 52 no. 86 The more hast, the worse spede. 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs I. ii. A3v Moste tymes he seeth, the more… … Proverbs new dictionary
more haste, less speed — The faster you try to do something, the more likely you are to make mistakes that make you take longer than it would had you planned it … The small dictionary of idiomes
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more — see more people know Tom Fool than Tom Fool knows the more the merrier the more you get, the more you want more haste, less speed the more laws, the more thieves and bandits less is more … Proverbs new dictionary
haste — see haste is from the devil more haste, less speed haste makes waste make haste slowly marry in haste and repent at leisure nothing should be done in haste but gripping a flea … Proverbs new dictionary
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