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For everybody: work, effort and keeping going

Lines for the early start, the long shift and the tenth application with no reply.

We say who really said each one, and where the credit is uncertain we tell you. Every card is ours to share.

“Haste spoils the work.”

Romanian proverb (Graba strica treaba)

A rushed pick is a wrong pick, and a wrong pick costs more time than it saved.

“Do not leave for tomorrow what you can do today.”

Romanian proverb (Ce poti face azi nu lasa pe maine). English has the same advice, often credited to Benjamin Franklin.

Update the CV tonight. Tomorrow you will be tired again.

“Who goes slowly goes safely and goes far.”

Italian proverb (Chi va piano va sano e va lontano)

On the road this is not just a saying. Arrive late rather than not at all.

“The quieter you go, the further you will get.”

Russian proverb (Tishe edesh, dalshe budesh)

In a new team, listen for the first weeks. You learn who knows what, and you go further for it.

“Little by little, the bird builds its nest.”

French proverb (Petit a petit, l'oiseau fait son nid)

A home, a skill, a savings pot: built a payday at a time.

“Practice makes the master.”

German proverb (Ubung macht den Meister)

Every practice interview with a friend makes the real one easier. Say your answers out loud.

“Make haste slowly.”

Latin adage (Festina lente). The Roman historian Suetonius says it was a favourite saying of the emperor Augustus.

Move fast on applications, slowly on contracts. Read before you sign.

“Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.”

Often called a Japanese proverb. No Japanese source has been traced; it seems to be a modern saying.

Know the job you want, then send the applications. Either half alone gets you nowhere.

“A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.”

Often called an English proverb. No early printed source has been found, so treat it as a modern saying.

The hard first winter on the road or the chaotic first month on a ward is what makes you good at it.

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