The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
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Even planning has a moral texture. Patient thought usually builds what haste spends.
This proverb joins mindset with outcome in a disciplined way. It is not merely condemning speed, but honoring the kind of careful thought that prevents waste before action begins.
Its insight remains timely because hurried thinking still produces expensive consequences.
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