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He who goes slowly, goes surely; and he who goes surely, goes far.

Proverbs and old sayings

God's mills mill slowly, but surely.

Proverbs and old sayings Czech about god

Evil is soon done, but slowly mended.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Take off your hat quickly but slowly take hold of your purse.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Put your hand quickly to your hat, and slowly in your purse, and you will take no harm.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Hasty questions require slow answers.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

By slow degrees the bird builds his nest.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Death is nature's way of telling you to slow down.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about nature, death

Thorns prick lightly the man who walks slowly.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about man

If you are going a long way, go slowly.

Proverbs and old sayings

Thorns bury shallowly into one who walks slowly. Thorns bury deeply into one who walks fast.

Proverbs and old sayings about fasting

Age does not give sense it only makes one go slowly.

Proverbs and old sayings Finnish about common sense, sense, age, olderness

Who loves well is slow to forget.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Dress slowly when you are in a hurry.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Who rides slow, must saddle betimes.

Proverbs and old sayings German

He who is quick to borrow, is slow to pay.

Proverbs and old sayings German

God's mill goes slowly, but it grinds well.

Proverbs and old sayings German about god

Honesty makes you rich, but she works slowly.

Proverbs and old sayings German about honesty, wealth

He who is quick at borrowing, is slow in paying.

Proverbs and old sayings German

The mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small.

Proverbs and old sayings German about god