Slowly but surely.
Proverbs on a similar topic
- Slow and steady Wins the race.
- Out of the frying pan into the fire.
- Rome was not built in one day.
- More haste, less speed.
- Make haste slowly.
- Nothing should be done in haste but gripping a flea.
- Hasty climbers have sudden falls.
- Good and quickly seldom meet.
- Today a man, tomorrow a mouse.
- Stuff today and starve tomorrow.
- Out of the peat-pot into the mire.
Related proverbs
Similar proverbs in the same language
English
- Slow and sure.
- Slow but sure.
- A hasty man never wants woe.
- Soft pace goes far.
Similar proverbs in another language
French
- Qui veut voyager loin ménage sa monture. If you want to travel far, you have to be careful.
- Qui va doucement, va sûrement. Slow and steady wins the race.
German
- Langsam aber sicher. Slowly but surely.
- Wer langsam geht, kommt auch zum Ziel. If you go slowly, you will also reach your destination.
- Nicht zu schnell, nicht zu hell, nicht zu grell! Not too fast, not too bright, not too flashy!
Czech
- Pomalu, ale jistě. Slowly but surely.
- Pomalu dál dojdeš. Slowly, you'll get further.
- Bezpečněji krokem než skokem. Safer to step than jump.