slow and steady wins the race

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• slow and steady wins the race — This expression means that consistency, although progress may be slow, will eventually be more beneficial than being hasty or careless just to get something done …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• slow and steady wins the race — Sometimes merged with slow but sure. 1762 R. LLOYD Poems 38 You may deride my awkward pace, But slow and steady wins the race. 1894 G. F. NORTHALL Folk Phrases 22 Slow and steady wins the race. 2002 Washington Post Book World 14 Apr. 4 In Gould’s …   Proverbs new dictionary

• The Tortoise and the Hare — is a fable attributed to Aesop. French poet Jean de La Fontaine adapted into the poem: [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le Li%C3%A8vre et la Tortue le lièvre et la tortue ] . The story concerns a hare who one day ridiculed a slow moving tortoise. In …   Wikipedia

• Slow Science — The Slow Science movement is part of the Slow movement. It is based on the idea that Science is a slow, steady, methodical process, and therefore should not be expected to provide quick fixes . The Slow Science movement supports curiosity driven… …   Wikipedia

• steady — 01. He finally found a [steady] job after working part time at a number of different places for a couple of years. 02. The weather was cloudy in the morning, but it got [steadily] sunnier and sunnier throughout the day, and by late afternoon it… …   Grammatical examples in English

• slow but sure — Sure means properly ‘sure footed, deliberate’ and is frequently contrasted with slow as in 1562 G. LEGH Accidence of Armoury 97 Although the Asse be slowe, yet is he sure. Closely related to the previous proverb (slow and steady wins the race).… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• race — see the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong slow and steady wins the race …   Proverbs new dictionary

• steady — see full cup, steady hand slow and steady wins the race …   Proverbs new dictionary

• slow — see slow and steady wins the race slow but sure …   Proverbs new dictionary

• Hare and Tortoise — Infobox Game subject name=Hare and Tortoise image link= image caption= players=2 ndash;6 designer=David Parlett ages=8 + setup time= 3 minutes playing time= 45 ndash;60 minutes complexity=Low strategy=Medium random chance=Low skills=Strategy… …   Wikipedia

• Tortoise and the Hare — Tortoise and the Hare, the a ↑fable (=a traditional story that teaches a moral lesson) by ↑Aesop in which a ↑tortoise and a ↑hare have a race. The tortoise unexpectedly wins by moving slowly but steadily, while the hare, because he knows he can… …   Dictionary of contemporary English