Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«El que mucho corre, pronto para.»
¿Cómo se dice «El que mucho corre, pronto para» en inglés? Haste makes waste.
Word for word
He who runs a lot, soon stops.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Haste makes waste.
Used to advise pacing yourself in work or effort, warning that working too fast leads to burnout or failure.
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Also said as
- Quien mucho corre, pronto para.
Hear it in a sentence
No trabajes sin descanso; el que mucho corre, pronto para.
Don't work without rest; haste makes waste.
More Spanish sayings
- El que mucho habla, mucho yerra. — Talk too much, and you'll slip up.
- Más vale paso que dure y no trote que canse. — Slow and steady wins the race.
- Vísteme despacio, que tengo prisa. — More haste, less speed.
- La codicia rompe el saco. — Greed overreaches and loses everything.
- Quien no trabaja, no come. — He who doesn't work, doesn't eat.
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