Quotes

Quotes about Haste

Who wooed in haste, and means to wed at leisure. -The Taming of the Shrew. Act iii. Sc. 2.

William Shakespeare

A chaste and lucid style is indicative of the same personal traits in the author.

Hosea Ballou

Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to live, make haste to be kind.

Henri Frederick Amiel

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

Henry David Thoreau

A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

John Bible

I hasten to laugh at everything for fear of being obliged to weep at it.

Pierre de Beaumarchais

Hasten slowly, and without losing heart, put your work twenty times upon the anvil. [Fr., Hatez-vous lentement; et, sans perdre courage, Vingt fois sur le metier remettez votre ouvrage.]

Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux

Haste makes waste.

John Heywood