Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing. Benjamin Franklin
Let no one be slow to seek wisdom when he is young nor weary in the search of it when he has grown old. For no age is too early or too late for the health of the soul. Epicurus
But America is a great, unwieldy Body. Its Progress must be slow. It is like a large Fleet sailing under Convoy. The fleetest Sailors must wait for the dullest and slowest. Like a Coach and six-the swiftest Horses must be slackened and the slowest quickened, that all may keep an even Pace. John Adams
To be slow in giving ant to refuse, are alike. Portuguese Proverb
Be slow in choosing a friend, but slower in changing him. Scottish Proverb
Be slow to reach for your purse and quick to tip your hat. Sicilian Proverb