more haste, less speed

Questions

What does more haste, less speed mean?

When one is in a hurry, one often ends up having less success and completing a task more slowly.

Where does more haste, less speed come from?

The word speed is used here in the dated sense of “success, luck” (compare Godspeed), though probably with a pun on the sense “velocity”. Compare the same in Low German je gröter Hast, je minder Spood.

How to pronounce more haste, less speed

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