Every foot is slow on an unknown path.

What it means

Without knowledge even a strong walker hesitates. Learning the ground is what lets you move fast. Study the path before you race it.

The source

"Every foot is slow on an unknown path." This Irish proverb is recorded in MacAdam, 'Six Hundred Gaelic Proverbs', Ulster Journal of Archaeology 6 (1858), no. 153, p. 254. Translated from the original Irish by Spartan Surfers.

"Is mall gach cos air chasan gan eolus."

Original Irish, MacAdam, 'Six Hundred Gaelic Proverbs', Ulster Journal of Archaeology 6 (1858), no. 153, p. 254. Text read at archive.org.

Who said it

Proverbs of the world (Every age). Sayings from the Latin, Greek, Norse, Japanese, Chinese and more, each traced to an old source in its own language.

Questions

What does "Every foot is slow on an unknown path." mean?

Without knowledge even a strong walker hesitates. Learning the ground is what lets you move fast. Study the path before you race it.

Who said "Every foot is slow on an unknown path."?

Irish proverb. Source: MacAdam, 'Six Hundred Gaelic Proverbs', Ulster Journal of Archaeology 6 (1858), no. 153, p. 254.

What is the original Irish?

Is mall gach cos air chasan gan eolus. Translated from the original Irish by Spartan Surfers.

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"Every foot is slow on an unknown path." (Irish proverb, MacAdam, 'Six Hundred Gaelic Proverbs', Ulster Journal of Archaeology 6 (1858), no. 153, p. 254, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/every-foot-is-slow-on-an-unknown-path