Where these words come from
- 48% sureThe sources checked so far agree on this one. The book or the speech it first came from hasn't turned up yet.
- Proverb; relative of 'Calm seas never made a good sailor' (John Ray's proverb collections); absent from FDR's 1938 fireside chat despite common misattribution
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It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
ConfuciusNature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Lao TzuSlow and steady wins the race.
AesopPatience is the key to relief.Arabic proverbDrops of water hollow out a stone.
OvidFew things are impossible to diligence and skill.
Samuel Johnson
ConfuciusNature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.Lao TzuSlow and steady wins the race.AesopPatience is the key to relief.Arabic proverbDrops of water hollow out a stone.OvidFew things are impossible to diligence and skill.Samuel JohnsonMore inspiration
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