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Haste makes waste

Meaning: Rushing leads to mistakes and wasted effort.

Origin: English proverb from the 14th century.

Translations

  • French: La hâte est mauvaise conseillère (literally: Haste is a bad advisor)
  • Spanish: Las prisas son malas consejeras (literally: Haste is a bad advisor)
  • Japanese: 急いては事を仕損じる (Seite wa koto wo shisonjiru) (literally: If you hurry, you'll mess things up)

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  • Easy come, easy go — Things obtained without effort are easily lost.
  • The proof is in the pudding — Results speak louder than promises.
  • Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it — Ignoring past mistakes leads to repeating them.
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