Haste Makes Waste Quotes

Haste makes waste, no less in life than in housekeeping.

Take time for all things.

Haste makes waste, so I rarely hurry. But if a ferret were about to dart up my dress, I'd run.

A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.

Let wealth come in by comely thrift, And not by any sordid shift; 'T is haste Makes waste; Extremes have still their fault. Who gripes too hard the dry and slipp'ry sand, Holds none at all, or little, in his hand.

I understand from my own work that haste makes waste. But I also understand that ... the creative spark dims, and then death puts it out. William Shakespeare, for instance, hasn’t produced a new play for 400 years. That, my friends, is a long dry spell.

I understand that each one of us works at a different speed, and has a slightly different process. I understand that these writers are painstaking, wanting each sentence-each word-to carry weight... I know it’s not laziness, but respect for the work, and I understand from my own work that haste makes waste. But I also understand that life is short, and that in the end, none of us is prolific. The creative spark dims, and then death puts it out. William Shakespeare, for instance, hasn’t produced a new play for 400 years. That, my friends, is a long dry spell.

Too many cooks spoil the broth

A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a book.

What do we tell our children? Haste makes waste. Look before you leap. Stop and think. Don't judge a book by its cover. We believe that we are always better off gathering as much information as possible and spending as much time as possible in deliberation.

Don't judge a book by its cover 'til you've read the book.

Don't judge a book by its cover

A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a book. Haste makes waste, no less in life than in housekeeping. Keep the time, observe the hours of the universe, not of the cars.

If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.

Learn diligence before speedy execution.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Take time for all things: great haste makes great waste.

Many hands make light work.

Early to bed and early to rise makes a person dull, boring, and despised.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

What goes around, comes around.