Mark Twain Quotes

Haste makes waste, no less in life than in housekeeping.

The man who saves time by galloping loses it by missing his way; the shepherd who hurries his flock to get them home spends the night on the mountain looking for the lost; economy does not consist in haste, but in certainty.

You're never going to do as good a job as you can if you're rushed.

Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly.

Nearly all trouble comes from mis-timing.

Quite frequently, he who goes too fast gets there too late - or not at all.

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

It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.

Short cuts make long delays.

If you're building a house, or doing anything, time is what you've got. Well, there's effort, but you need time. The more time you put into something, the better stuff you can make.

I think rehearsal can be important if it's done in a way that works. Often, rehearsal can be a waste of time.

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.

The environmental crisis is all a result of rushing.

For me, not owning a car means I may spend a little extra time on public transportation, but I can use that time to read, catch up on work projects, and make the phone calls I couldn't get to earlier. Plus, I never waste time at the mechanics or gas station.

If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?

I believe when you rush your work, you're not thinking about what you're doing. That's when you make mistakes.

I think if you put a timeframe on things, you can start rushing things and getting away from the goals, so I try to take it day by day and make sure I keep improving.

The more haste, the less speed.

Take time for deliberation. Haste spoils everything.

It didn't matter if I got bitten by a dog or I ripped my pants on the fence post or I poked myself in the eye with a tree branch that I was crawling over, it was all about the shortcut. My whole life I took the shortcut, and I ended up lost.

Have a time and place for everything, and do everything in its time and place, and you will not only accomplish more, but have far more leisure than those who are always hurrying.

Hasty conclusions lead to speedy repentance.

A big, spectacular thing can frequently be accomplished quickly. Quality usually takes longer. Fanfare and fireworks are not part of quality; therefore, only those who know true values are attracted to it. But when fanfare and fireworks are over, quality will remain.

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 I've ever gained from being in a hurry. But a thousand broken and missed things, tens of thousands, lie in the wake of all the rushing.... Through all that haste I thought I was making up time. It turns out I was throwing it away.

Give time and permit a short delay, impetuosity ruins everything.