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English translation: Patience sees things through; whoever rushes takes a fall.
Literal wording: Tasks come to completion through patience, and the hurried one comes down on his head.

Meaning and lesson: The saying sets two outcomes side by side. Work that is given time and steady attention reaches its end, while the person who presses for a quick result stumbles and is brought down, so haste ends up defeating the very goal it was meant to reach sooner.
Patience here is not idle waiting but the way a task is carried through, and impatience is treated as a real danger rather than a minor nuisance. The saying does not say how long the wait will be or promise that waiting alone is enough; its force comes from the contrast between the two figures.
When it is used: It fits a moment when someone is tempted to force a result that needs time, such as pressing for a decision, cutting a process short or acting before conditions are ready. It can steady an impatient colleague, child or friend, but said to someone facing a real emergency it may sound like advice to do nothing.

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