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Las prisas son malas consejeras

 

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Old October 21, 2009, 04:03 AM
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Lightbulb Las prisas son malas consejeras

In English?
It means that when we do sth in a hurry, we might make a mistake.
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Old October 21, 2009, 04:40 AM
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Haste makes waste

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I can think of a couple of sayings which are in the right area but not quite the same:

Marry in haste, repent at leisure
More haste, less speed
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Another saying with the same idea
"Visteme despacio que tengo prisa"
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Old October 21, 2009, 11:32 AM
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