He who hesitates is lost

Meaning: Indecision leads to missed opportunities.

Origin: Joseph Addison's play Cato (1713).

Translations

• French: L'hésitation perd la bataille (literally: Hesitation loses the battle)
• Spanish: Quien vacila, pierde (literally: He who hesitates, loses)
• Japanese: 迷う者は敗れる (Mayou mono wa yabureru) (literally: Those who hesitate are defeated)

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