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I go, I go, look how I go,
Swifter than arrow from the Tartar's bow.
I go, I go, look how I go,
Swifter than arrow from the Tartar's bow.
Methinks I am a prophet new inspired
And thus, expiring, do foretell of him:
His rash fierce read more
Methinks I am a prophet new inspired
And thus, expiring, do foretell of him:
His rash fierce blaze of riot cannot last,
For violent fires soon burn out themselves;
Small show'rs last long, but sudden storms are short;
He tires betimes that spurs too fast betimes;
With eager feeding doth choke the feeder;
Light vanity, insatiate cormorant,
Consuming means, soon preys upon itself.
Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.
Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.
Nothing is more vulgar than haste.
Nothing is more vulgar than haste.
Hasten slowly and ye shall soon arrive.
Hasten slowly and ye shall soon arrive.
Sometimes the fool who rushes in gets the job done.
Sometimes the fool who rushes in gets the job done.
I'll be with you in the squeezing of a lemon.
I'll be with you in the squeezing of a lemon.
Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.
He gets through too late who goes too fast.
He gets through too late who goes too fast.