Haste makes waste.匆忙造成浪费。
这条谚语只包含三个词,首尾两个词几乎相同,读起来紧迫而有力。它来自一串古代俗语:Haste makes waste,and waste makes want,and want makes strife between good man and his wife.这说明haste(匆忙)的坏结果,可以造成夫妻反目。
反对匆忙的谚语还有:
Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.
More haste, less speed.
上两句都是“欲速则不达”的意思。
Hasty work, double work.
工作做得快,花力要加倍。
Haste trips over its own heels.
越急越糟。(或忙中有错)
Hasty climbers have sudden falls.
爬得快,跌得快。《论语》中,孔子说:“欲速则不达,见小利则大事不成。”更进一步指出急功近利的害处。
反映正面意思的谚语可参阅Score twice before you cut once.