make haste slowly

make haste slowly
≈ тише едешь, дальше будешь [этим. лат. festina lente]

Roosevelt, at this point, believed in the policy of making haste slowly. (R. E. Sherwood, ‘Roosevelt and Hopkins’, ch. XIV) — В это время Рузвельт верил в политику "поспешай медленно"

I'm very pleased that you've said these things to me. I needed them. But now that you've said them, let's for God's sake make haste slowly. (J. O'Hara, ‘From the Terrace’) — я счастлива, что услышала от вас эти слова. Они так мне были необходимы. Но теперь, когда все сказано, давайте, ради бога, не торопиться.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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