Haste trips up its own heels.

More proverbs about Wisdom

• Haste over nothing but catching fleas. Rushing accomplishes nothing worthwhile; only frantic, undignified scrambling matches hur…
• Pull down your hat on the wind side. Protecting yourself from hardship requires strategic positioning, not merely hoping diffi…
• Make hay while the sun shines. Seize opportunities during favorable conditions before circumstances change and make prog…
• He that hath no head, needs no hat. The physically disabled or disadvantaged face absurd social expectations about conforming…
• Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse. Leading a humble domain grants more authority and respect than serving in an exalted posi…
• When the head aches, all the body is the worse. A leader's weakness or poor decisions inevitably harm everyone under their authority.