He gives twice who gives quickly. 
Meaning and origin
This proverb (in Latin "Bis dat, qui cito dat") emphasizes the importance of giving quickly and without hesitation. It suggests that giving promptly not only benefits the recipient, but also brings double the satisfaction to the giver. The origin of this proverb is not definitively known, but it has been used in various contexts throughout history to emphasize the value of prompt and generous giving.
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- Like to like.
- Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
- Out of sight, out of mind.
- A friend in need is a friend indeed.
- Love will find out the way.
- Love me, love my dog.
- There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it.
- Good fences make good neighbours.
- A friend in the market is better than money in the chest.
- Lend your money and lose your friend.
- Old love will not be forgotten.
- Dog does not eat dog.
- Love and a cough cannot be hid.
- Look not a gift horse in the mouth.
- A burden of one's own choice is not felt.
- Old friends are better than new ones.
- In time of prosperity, friends will be plenty; in time of adversity, not one amongst twenty.
- Love cannot be compelled.
- There is honour among thieves.
- Every cook praises his own broth.
- He that has a full purse never wanted a friend.
- Hawks will not pick out hawks' eyes.
- Even reckoning makes long friends.
- Fair is not fair, but that which pleaseth.
- All one's geese are swans.
- Friends may meet, but mountains never greet.
- The bird loves her nest.
- Small gifts keep friendship alive.
- Weight and measure take away strife.
- Lovers' tiffs are harmless.
Related proverbs
Similar proverbs in the same language
English
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Slow help is no help.
Equal proverbs in another language
Latin
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Bis dat, qui cito dat.
He gives twice who gives quickly.
Similar proverbs in another language
Latin
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Qui cito dat, bis dat; male dat, qui munera tardat.
He who gives quickly gives twice; He who slows down gifts gives badly.
French
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Qui donne vite donne deux fois.
Who gives quickly gives twice.
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Mieux vaut promptement un oeuf que demain un boeuf.
Better an egg soon than an ox tomorrow.
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C'est obliger deux fois qu' obliger promptement.
To oblige twice is to oblige promptly.
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Qui tôt donne deux fois donne.
Early giveth twice giveth.
German
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Doppelt gibt, wer schnell gibt.
He who gives quickly gives twice.
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Frisch gewagt ist halb gewonnen.
A good start is half the battle.
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Wer bald gibt, der gibt doppelt.
He who gives soon gives twice.
Czech
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Kdo rychle dává, dvakrát dává.
He who gives quickly, gives twice.
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Kdo pospíší, dvakrát dává.
He who hastens, gives twice.