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This proverb seems at first sight to be a contradiction in terms: for "haste" and "speed" mean the same, namely, swift movement. So that the would seem to mean, the more you hurry, the less quickly you will go - which seems absurd. However, the word "speed" has got another of meaning, which has now almost gone out of use; but we find it still in such phrases as "to speed the parting guest" and "God speed you!" In such , "to speed" means to wish a person a quick and prosperous journey or give him success in what he undertakes. If we "speed" here with this meaning, the proverb says - The more you hurry, the less successful you will be; the more anxious you to finish a piece of work quickly, the less likely you are to do it well.
Therefore, the proverb is a warning against impatience and to get a task done quickly. To do a thing thoroughly and well takes time and thought and patience, and if we hurry matters in impatience to get them over, we shall fail in our work.
This truth can be illustrated in several ways. I once saw an unfinished house the local people called "Smiths Folly." It was so-called because a certain Mr Smith began to build himself a fine mansion. Still, before he had the walls halfway up, his money was exhausted, and he had to leave it as it was, a standing example of undertaking a thing without calculating what it would cost. If he had not been in too great a hurry to begin before counting the cost, he might have succeeded building and finishing a less pretentious house.
It is a great mistake to make important decisions in a hurry. We should wait and think about matter thoroughly and not decide until our minds are quite clear. Second thoughts are best. If we act in haste, we may regret our decision the days of our life. Therefore, "Marry in haste, repent at leisure".
So in learning and education, hurry defeats its object. Students sometimes want to before they can walk; to get degrees before they are fit for the Matriculation examination. Hurrying in learning leads to scamped lessons and superficial knowledge. A thorough education always be a slow and patient business.