Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow. [ William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet ]

Love moderately; long love doth so;
Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow. [ William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet ]

That danger which is despised arrives the soonest. [ Laberius ]

Every day travels toward death; the last only arrives at it. [ Alexander Smith ]

By the streets of "By and By" one arrives at the house of "Never." [ Cervantes ]

His enthusiasm kindles as he advances; and when he arrives at his peroration it is in full blaze. [ Burke ]

Let us attend to the present, and as to the future we shall know how to manage when the occasion arrives. [ Corneille ]

I would not anticipate the relish of any happiness, nor feel the weight of any misery, before it actually arrives. [ Spectator ]

There is nothing so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness is it in expecting evil before it arrives? [ Seneca ]