Hasty justice is the stepmother of misfortune.

Explanation

Speed must never come at the cost of accuracy — a judgment rushed to conclusion without due deliberation is worse than one delayed.

Where this applies

• The judge rushed to a verdict without properly considering the evidence.
• A quick decision that turns out wrong is worse than a slow decision that is correct.

See also

• 8.3.3 Justice ought to be free, because nothing is more iniquitous than venal justice; full, because justice ought not to halt; and speedy, because delay is a kind of denial.
• 8.8.9 That which is to be resolved once for all should be long deliberated upon.