| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 1987 |
| AUTHOR: | Francis Bacon (15611626) |
| QUOTATION: | Sir Amice Pawlet, when he saw too much haste made in any matter, was wont to say, Stay a while, that we may make an end the sooner. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Apothegms. No. 76. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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