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Slowly Quotes

Brief lines about pace, patience, and taking your time.

This is a short collection of quotes about doing things slowly, including a proverb-style line about hastening slowly to arrive safely, and personal notes on slow writing and collecting hobbies. See Arrive quotes for more on reaching a destination.

I am a serious reader, and I read slowly.

Quotes by A. B. Yehoshua

I write slowly.

Quotes by Yann Martel

It is my intention to proceed slowly with our trenches.

Quotes by Peter Stuyvesant

Most projects start out slowly - and then sort of taper off.

Quotes by Norman Ralph Augustine

Act Quotes

Hasten slowly and ye shall soon arrive.

Quotes by Milarepa

I have this old speaker set with amps and a record player from the 1970s. And I'm slowly collecting vinyl again.

Quotes by Michiel Huisman

I deleted all the games from my computer. I spent days trawling the Internet. I started slowly.

Quotes by Mary Garden

Slowly but surely, we have much better female roles to play and to choose from.

Quotes by Madchen Amick

No one person invented Mulberry. The knowledge that we had to have this floating harbor slowly grew.

Quotes by Lord Mountbatten

Ale Quotes

Drink the first. Sip the second slowly. Skip the third.

Quotes by Knute Rockne

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

Quotes by James Anthony Froude

We have to slowly, carefully, and thoughtfully align all of our interests.

Quotes by Gina Raimondo

Act quickly, think slowly.

Quotes by Germaine Greer

Religions die slowly.

Quotes by Franz Marc

Align Quotes

I don't write a quick draft and then revise; instead, I work slowly page by page, revising and polishing.

Quotes by Dean Koontz

But a rise in the wages of labour would not equally affect commodities produced with machinery quickly consumed, and commodities produced with machinery slowly consumed.

Quotes by David Ricardo

I work very slowly.

Quotes by Charles Ray

I write very slowly.

Quotes by Carla Bley

Hasten slowly.

Quotes by Augustus

Arrive Quotes

Speak slowly, Michael. He is an honourable man.

Quotes by Arthur Cohn

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these slowly quotes talk about?
They cover slow writing, projects that start slowly and taper off, a classic proverb about hastening slowly to arrive safely, and the quiet habit of slowly collecting vinyl records over time.
Why search for quotes about doing things slowly?
People often want a short line to justify or reflect on a slow, unhurried approach, whether to a creative project, a hobby, or life in general, especially when pressured to move faster.
Is there a proverb-style quote here?
Yes, 'Hasten slowly and ye shall soon arrive' is included, a classic-sounding line suggesting that careful, unhurried effort gets you where you're going just as effectively as rushing.
Does any quote mention hobbies specifically?
One quote describes a vintage sound system dating back decades, paired with the habit of gradually building up a vinyl collection once more, tying the word to a personal hobby.
Are the quotes mostly about writing or creative work?
A couple are. One simply states 'I write slowly,' while another notes that many projects start slowly and then taper off, a common observation about creative momentum. There's also a personal note about slowly rebuilding a vinyl collection on an old-fashioned turntable setup. See Align quotes for related reflective lines.

These quotes suggest that slow, steady progress has its own value, whether in creative work or everyday habits. Browse Act quotes next for lines about taking action instead.