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On wings of wind came flying all abroad.
On wings of wind came flying all abroad.
Hasten slowly and ye shall soon arrive.
Hasten slowly and ye shall soon arrive.
Quick enough, if good enough.
[Lat., Sat cito, si sat bene.]
Quick enough, if good enough.
[Lat., Sat cito, si sat bene.]
Nay, but make haste, the better foot before.
Nay, but make haste, the better foot before.
Stay awhile that we may make an end the sooner.
Stay awhile that we may make an end the sooner.
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.
Hasten deliberately.
[Lat., Festina lente.]
Hasten deliberately.
[Lat., Festina lente.]
Too great haste leads us to error.
[Fr., Le trop de promptitude a l'erreur nous expose.]
Too great haste leads us to error.
[Fr., Le trop de promptitude a l'erreur nous expose.]
What good is speed if the brain has oozed out on the way?
What good is speed if the brain has oozed out on the way?
