Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Depressa e bem não há quem
English translation:
Quick and well-done do not agree; Good and quickly seldom meet; Haste makes waste; More haste, less speed
Portuguese term
\"Depressa e bem não há quem\"
It's a Portuguese proverb meaning that it is not possible to work fast and work well at the same time.
I'd appreciate your help in finding a similarly pithy way of putting it in English.
Jan 10, 2017 22:38: Matheus Chaud changed "Field" from "Other" to "Social Sciences" , "Field (write-in)" from "Sayings, proverbs" to "Proverbs"
Jan 14, 2017 11:02: Matheus Chaud changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1113625">Margarida Martins Costelha's</a> old entry - "\\\"Depressa e bem não há quem\\\""" to ""Quick and well-done do not agree""
Proposed translations
Brazil
IT Specialist • M.A. in Linguistics
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
Quick and well-done do not agree
Atendendo à solicitação da Margarida, estou lançando mais uma sugestão.
É interessante o fato de esse provérbio, com alguma variação, estar presente em várias línguas:
Haste and wisdom are things far different
John Heywood
When things are done hastily, they are not done thoroughly.
Confucius (551-479 B.C.)
Haste and careful work never go together.
Greek proverb
It just doesn't pay to be in a hurry. You pass up much more than you catch up.
Alfred Armand Montapert
Whoever is in a hurry shows that the thing he is about is too big for him.
Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773)
Quick and well-done do not agree.
Irish proverb
Do not hurry, do not flurry, Nothing good is got by worry.
English proverb
Haste makes waste.
English proverb
In haste there is error.
Chinese proverb
Haste is the sister of repentance.
Moroccan proverb
Haste is the mother of imperfection.
Brazilian proverb
Haste is ever the parent of failure.
Greek proverb
Haste in every business brings failures.
Herodotus
Nothing good every comes from haste.
Yiddish proverb
| Obrigada, Matheus! |
More haste, less speed
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Nick Taylor
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Thanks, Nick :)
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Eduardo Ramos
14 hrs
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Obrigada, Eduardo :)
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Portugal
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida 
30+ years translating EU documents
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Good and quickly seldom meet
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Ana Ribeiro Olson (X)
57 mins
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Obrigada, Ana!
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Clauwolf
1 hr
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Obrigada, Claudio!
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: Perfect!
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Thanks, Muriel!
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Gilmar Fernandes
18 hrs
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Obrigada, Gilmar!
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Mario Freitas
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Obrigada, Mário!
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Brazil
IT Specialist • M.A. in Linguistics
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
Haste makes waste
Quick and well-done do not agree.
(Irish proverb)
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http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/haste-...
haste makes waste:
used for saying that if you do something too quickly, you are likely to make mistake
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The 50 most important English proverbs
http://www.phrasemix.com/collections/50-more-of-the-most-imp...
17. "Haste makes waste"
When you try to work too quickly, you make mistakes. That can waste time, money, or materials. So slow down.
| Olá Mateus. Ótima opção, a sua frase 'Quick and well-done do not agree.' Se colocar esta resposta, seleciono-a. Muito obrigada! |
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Nick Taylor
3 hrs
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Thanks, Nick!
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Eduardo Ramos
14 hrs
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Obrigado, Eduardo!
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Andrea Bruning Beltrao
1 day 22 mins
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Obrigado, Andrea!
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Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
Haste and neat seldom meet
Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
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