| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Delay |
| | | A delay is better than a disaster. | 1 |
| All delay is irksome but it teaches us wisdom. Publius Syrus. | 2 |
| All is not lost that is delayed. | 3 |
| Away with delay! it always injures those that are prepared. Lucan. | 4 |
| Away with delay! the chance of great fortune is short-lived. Silius Atticus. | 5 |
| Delays are dangerous but they make things sure. | 6 |
| Delays have dangerous ends. Shakespeare. | 7 |
| Delays increase desires and sometimes extinguish them. | 8 |
| Good is the delay which makes sure. Portuguese. | 9 |
| He who delays, gathers. Spanish. | 10 |
| That is a wise delay which makes the road safe. | 11 |
| The Roman conquered by delay. | 12 |
| There is danger in delay. Latin. | 13 |
| To deliberate about useful things is the safest of all delay. Publius Syrus. | 14 |
| We hate delay and yet it makes us wise. | 15 |
| What reason could not avoid has often been cured by delay. Seneca. | 16 | | |
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