To suffer the penalty of too much haste, which is too little speed. — Plato

To suffer the penalty of too much haste, which is too little speed.

Author: Plato

Insight: Rushing makes you slower—counterintuitive but true. When you skip steps to save time, you create chaos that costs way more hours fixing mistakes. The real speed comes from patience.

Source: Laws, Book VII

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To suffer the penalty of too much haste, which is too little speed.

PlatoLaws, Book VII

Insight

Rushing makes you slower—counterintuitive but true. When you skip steps to save time, you create chaos that costs way more hours fixing mistakes. The real speed comes from patience.

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Plato

Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician, born around 428 BC in Athens, Greece. He is known for founding the Academy in Athens, one of the first institutions of higher learning in the Western world. Plato's philosophical works, including "The Republic" and "The Symposium," continue to be highly influential in Western philosophy.

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