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Slowness

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Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast - William Shakespeare

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We must slow down to a human tempo and we'll begin to have time to listen. As soon as we listen to what's going on, things will begin to take shape by themselves. But for this we have to experience time in a new way - Thomas Merton (d.1968) http://www.gratefulness.org/readings/dsr_merton_recol.htm

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We have not heard from our ambassador in Spain for two years. If we do not hear from him this year, let us write him a letter - Thomas Jefferson

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There is more to life than simply increasing its speed - Mahatma Gandhi

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The way of progress is neither swift nor easy - Marie Curie

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The trouble with life in the fast lane is that you get to the other end in an awful hurry - John Jensen

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The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would not reach maturity for 100 years. The Marshall replied, 'In that case, there is no time to lose; plant it this afternoon! - John F. Kennedy