Haste Quotes

225 Haste quotes by 171 unique authors

Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste. — Saadi
Being in a hurry. Getting to the next thing without fully entering the thing in front of me. I cannot think of a single advantage… — Ann Voskamp
Kaia darling, Willaim said, nearly leaping over a stand of beef jerky in his haste to reach her. Are you here to fight the strippers… — Gena Showalter
She thought in would be awkward for both to be brought into conscious collision; and fancied that, from her being on a low seat at… — Elizabeth Gaskell
Make haste” Jane added, just because she always wanted to say that. — Shannon Hale
Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me; The carriage held but just ourselves And Immortality. We slowly drove, he knew… — Emily Dickinson
Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end, an… — Henry David Thoreau
...as the slow sea sucked at the shore and then withdrew, leaving the strip of seaweed bare and the shingle churned, the sea birds raced… — Daphne du Maurier
Why did you destroy Manny's office, then?" "I--can't breathe--" "That is the point of choking you," I pointed out. "Haste, please, if you want to… — Rachel Caine
Do not spoil the wonder with haste! — J.R.R. Tolkien
Heart, we will forget him! You and I, to-night! You may forget the warmth he gave, I will forget the light. When you have done,… — Emily Dickinson
Soft you day, be velvet soft, My true love approaches, Look you bright, you dusty sun, Array your golden coaches. Soft you wind, be soft… — Maya Angelou
Make haste to live, and consider each day a life. — Seneca the Younger
When Congress legislates in haste, it often causes more problems than it solves. But Congress rarely reconsiders its mistakes. — David Malpass
All systems in Pakistan appear to be in a haste to achieve something, which can have both positive and negative implications. Let us take a… — Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises? If a man does not keep pace with his companions,… — Henry David Thoreau
Therefore, let us not despair, but instead, survey the position, consider carefully the action we must take, and then address ourselves to our common task… — Arthur Henderson
Now hatred is by far the longest pleasure; men love in haste but they detest at leisure. — Lord Byron
At the present moment, with little or no detail to hand, it is difficult for me to make any comment, beyond the expression of horror… — Ethel Rosenberg
Books, books, books had found the secret of a garret-room piled high with cases in my father's name; Piled high, packed large, where, creeping in… — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I… — Bible
It is not my design to drink or to sleep, but my design is to make what haste I can to be gone. — Oliver Cromwell
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… — Henri Frederic Amiel
Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through,… — Bible
Deceit is in haste, but honesty can wait a fair leisure — Proverb

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