nothing should be done in haste but gripping a flea
- nothing should be done in haste but gripping a flea
a 1655 N. L’ESTRANGE in Anecdotes & Traditions (1839) I. 55 A grave gentleman in this Kingdome us’d this phrase often: ‘Do nothing rashly, but catching of fleas.’
1678 J. RAY English Proverbs (ed. 2) 151 Nothing most be done hastily but killing of fleas.
1721 J. KELLY Scottish Proverbs 261 Nothing to be done in haste, but gripping of Fleas... Spoken when we are unreasonably urged to make haste.
1927 J. BUCHAN Witch Wood xii. What’s the need o’ hurry when the body’s leg is still to set. As my auld mither used to say, naething suld be done in haste but grippin’ a flea.
1969 B. LEHANE Compleat Flea i. ‘Do nothing hastily but catching of fleas,’ warns a wary proverb.
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nothing — see nothing comes of nothing nothing for nothing nothing is certain but death and taxes nothing is certain but the unforeseen nothing is for ever there is nothing new under the sun … Proverbs new dictionary
haste — see haste is from the devil more haste, less speed haste makes waste make haste slowly marry in haste and repent at leisure nothing should be done in haste but gripping a flea … Proverbs new dictionary
flea — see big fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite them, and little fleas have lesser fleas, and so ad infinitum if you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas nothing should be done in haste but gripping a flea … Proverbs new dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
do — see do as I say, not as I do do as you would be done by do right and fear no man do unto others as you would they should do unto you never do evil that good may come of it the king can do no wrong … Proverbs new dictionary
grip — see nothing should be done in haste but gripping a flea … Proverbs new dictionary
