"slow and steady wins the race" meaning in English

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Proverb

Etymology: Originated from one of Aesop's Fables, The Tortoise and the Hare. Head templates: {{head|en|proverb|head=}} slow and steady wins the race, {{en-proverb}} slow and steady wins the race
  1. Patient work will eventually conquer any problem. Related terms: more haste, less speed, haste makes waste Translations (patient work will conquer any problem): 欲速則不達 (Chinese Mandarin), 欲速则不达 (yù sù zé bù dá) (Chinese Mandarin), 心急吃不了熱豆腐 (Chinese Mandarin), 心急吃不了热豆腐 (xīnjí chībuliǎo rè dòufu) (Chinese Mandarin), 不怕慢,只怕站 (bù pà màn, zhǐ pà zhàn) (Chinese Mandarin), kilpikonna voittaa jäniksen (Finnish), rien ne sert de courir, il faut partir à point (French), chi va piano va sano e va lontano (Italian), 継続は力なり (Japanese), പയ്യെത്തിന്നാൽ പനയും തിന്നാം (payyettinnāl panayuṁ tinnāṁ) (Malayalam), kropla drąży skałę (Polish), śpiesz się powoli (Polish), gdy się człowiek śpieszy, to się diabeł cieszy (Polish), co nagle, to po diable (Polish), devagar e sempre (Portuguese), тише едешь, дальше будешь (tiše jedešʹ, dalʹše budešʹ) (Russian), ruigidh each mall muileann (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-slow_and_steady_wins_the_race-en-proverb-7KyDotYS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English proverbs, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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      "sense": "patient work will conquer any problem",
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      "sense": "patient work will conquer any problem",
      "word": "devagar e sempre"
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      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "patient work will conquer any problem",
      "word": "тише едешь, дальше будешь"
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      "sense": "patient work will conquer any problem",
      "word": "ruigidh each mall muileann"
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  "word": "slow and steady wins the race"
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