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Japanese
Etymology
Phrase consisting of 急が (isoga, 未然形 (imperfective form) of 急ぐ (isogu, “husten, rush”)) + ば (ba, “if, when”) + 回れ (maware, 命令形 (imperative form) of 回る (mawaru, “go round”)).
Proverb
急がば回れ • (isogaba maware)
- more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
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