Thanks to all who replied to quickly! :-) These 2 Russian proverbs seem to be closest to "haste makes waste": Pospeshish' -- ljudej nasmeshish' Roughly translated: Hurry and you will amuse people. Tishe edesh' - dal'she budesh' The more quietly you go, the further you will be. Spassibo bol'shoe!! Devin Devin P Browne dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu