Haste makes waste, and waste makes want, and want makes strife between the good man and his wife.
Meaning: Rushing through tasks creates careless errors that deplete resources, breeding household poverty and marital discord.
Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.
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From our tongue twisters
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