ruigidh each mall muileann

Scottish Gaelic

Proverb

ruigidh each mall muileann

1. slow and steady wins the race

Usage notes

• Literally "a slow horse will reach the mill"; sometimes expanded to "~ ach cha ruig each a bhristeas a chnàmhan sin / ach cha ruig ma bhriseas a chnàmhan" - "~ but a horse that breaks its legs won't / but it won't if it breaks its legs".