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Hurry, hurry brings no blessing.

Swahili proverb, Taylor, African Aphorisms (1891), no. 86

The source

"Hurry, hurry brings no blessing." This Swahili proverb is recorded in Taylor, African Aphorisms (1891), no. 86. Translated from the original Swahili by Spartan Surfers.

"Haraka, haraka, haina mbaraka."

Original Swahili, Taylor, African Aphorisms (1891), no. 86. Swahili: W. E. Taylor, African Aphorisms (1891), archive.org; meaning checked against Taylor's English.

Who said it

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Questions

Who said "Hurry, hurry brings no blessing."?
Swahili proverb. Source: Taylor, African Aphorisms (1891), no. 86.
What is the original Swahili?
Haraka, haraka, haina mbaraka. Translated from the original Swahili by Spartan Surfers.

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