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Slow and steady wins the race.
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“Slow and steady wins the race.”

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The Tortoise and the Hare
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Meaning of “Slow and steady wins the race.”

The moral values sustained progress over bursts of speed that are not matched by attention or follow-through.

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Traditional English moral associated with the fable; wording is later than the ancient Greek tradition.

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