Μία χελιδὼν ἔαρ οὐ ποιεῖ, οὐδὲ μία ἡμέρα.
“One swallow does not make a summer, nor does one fine day.”
A single good sign or instance is not enough to prove lasting happiness or virtue.
— Aristotle, Greece
Source: Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book I (circa 4th century BC)
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He who is in a hurry stumbles.
Acting too hastily leads to mistakes and setbacks.
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Better late than never.
Doing something after a delay is preferable to never doing it at all.
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The drowning man clutches at his own hair.
A desperate person will grasp at any hope, however unrealistic.
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Once a thief, twice a thief, the third time is his unlucky day.
Wrongdoing repeated will eventually be caught and punished.
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He who was burned on porridge blows even on yogurt.
A painful past experience makes a person overly cautious afterward.
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Bean by bean, the sack gets filled.
Small, steady contributions accumulate into something substantial over time.
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