Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by…

Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.

— Tacitus

Let him that desires to see others happy, make haste to give while his gift can be enjoyed, and remember that every moment of…

— Samuel Johnson

Festination may prove Precipitation; Deliberating delay may be wise cunctation.

— Thomas Browne

“Don't rush in order to have things done early. Be prepared before you set off. That's the rule. However, this does not mean that…

— Israelmore Ayivor

When your dawn theater sounds to clear your sinuses: don't delay. Jump. Those voices may be gone before you hit the shower to align…

— Ray Bradbury

“Q: When is the perfect time? A: Who can say, but probably somewhere between haste and delay - and it's usually most wise to…

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

Allow time and moderate delay; haste manages all things badly.

— Statius

Face troubles from their birth, for 'tis too late to cure When long delay has given the evil strength. Haste then; postpone not to…

— Ovid

Crime succeeds by sudden despatch; honest counsels gain vigor by delay.

— Tacitus

Make haste therefore, sweet love, whilst it is prime, For none can call again the passed time.

— Edmund Spenser

Celebrity is never more admired than by the negligent.

— William Shakespeare

Men love in haste, but they detest at leisure.

— Lord Byron

Love's mind of judgment rarely hath a taste: Wings and no eyes figure unheedy haste.

— William Shakespeare

Haste in every business brings failures.

— Herodotus

In lightness the root is lost. In haste the ruler is lost.

— Laozi