New Delhi, April 18 -- 'Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still' - Lessons on progress, patience, resilience and why momentum matters more than speed.

Some sayings survive because they capture a hard truth with unusual precision. "Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still" does exactly that. It speaks to anyone who feels behind, overlooked or frustrated by the pace of progress. Its central message is clear: movement matters more than speed, and consistency matters more than impatience.

The proverb is commonly presented in English-language quotation collections as a Chinese proverb, though its exact early source is not easy to verify from publicly accessible records. What is clear is why the ...