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Lieber richtig als schnell — rather correct than fast.

Was lange währt, wird endlich gut — what takes long becomes good in the end.

Gründlichkeit geht vor Schnelligkeit — thoroughness before speed.

Pfusch am Bau — botched building work, the standard German phrase for what haste produces.

Four ordinary expressions, all approving delay and all naming the same alternative.

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