John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1987 Franis Baon 1561-1626 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1987 |
| AUTHOR: | Francis Bacon (1561–1626) |
| QUOTATION: | Sir Amice Pawlet, when he saw too much haste made in any matter, was wont to say, “Stay a while, that we may make an end the sooner.” |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Apothegms. No. 76. |