53．聰明且勤奮

聰明且勤奮。勤奮可加快實現你反復考慮過的計劃。蠢人常因匆忙而失敗，他們無法掌握要領，行事缺乏準備。而智者則不然，他們常因拖延而失敗，他們深謀遠慮，再三斟酌，這種耽擱往往讓他們無法及時作出正確判斷。但是，做事敏捷就是好運之母。講求效率，事不隔夜，可成就良多?！懊锿甸e，緩中帶急”，確是金玉良言。

53．Be diligent and intelligent

Be diligent and intelligent. Diligence promptly executes what intelligence slowly excogitates. Hurry is the failing of fools: they know not the crucial point and set to work without preparation. On the other hand, the wise more often fail from procrastination: foresight begets deliberation, and delay often nullifies prompt judgment. Celerity is the mother of good fortune. He has done much who leaves nothing over till tomorrow. “Make haste slowly” is a royal motto.