John Wesley Quotes

Be quick without hurrying.

We live as though there aren't enough hours in the day, but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress.

You have all the time in the world, but don't waste a moment.

Be quick, but don't hurry.

When you expect the world to end at any moment, you know there is no need to hurry. You take your time, you do your work well.

Indeed it is better to postpone, lest either we complete too little by hurrying, or wander too long in completing it.

One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. We live as though there aren't enough hours in the day but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress.

Time is kind of an amazing thing because you can do so much with it. I think people underestimate time... I don't want to just sit on my phone for hours.

Slowing down doesn't mean accomplishing less; it means cutting out counterproductive distractions and the perception of being rushed.

Hurry? I have no time to hurry.

I know what I want to get down and I haven't got much time to do it in.

One should make his decisions within the space of seven breaths.

The easiest thing to do in the world is to neglect the important and give in to the urgent.

On every level of life, from housework to heights of prayer, in all judgment and efforts to get things done, hurry and impatience are sure marks of the amateur.

There is always time to take more time.

Reflect as if you have all of time, even when time is short.

Each thing I do, I rush through, so I can do something else.

One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.

Be quick but do not hurry.

Take more time, cover less ground.

Yes, there's one thing I do want. I want to be aware of the minutes and the seconds, and to make each one count.

It may sound paradoxical, but however tight our schedule, however many things clamor to be done, we don't need to hurry. If we can keep our mind calm and go about our business with undivided attention, we will not only accomplish more but we'll do a better job - and find ourselves more patient, more at peace.

To make money, to gather knowledge, to learn a new skill, to explore new territory, even to get from A to B - for all these things you need time. For almost everything you need time, except for one thing: to embrace the present moment.

Those who are wise won't be busy, and those who are too busy can't be wise.

Short cuts make long delays.