‘For every careless act, there are seven deeds required to recover.’
I thought of this one time when I spilled something in the kitchen, and it took five minutes to clean everything up. This was time I could have spent finishing cooking. Let me know if you think there is a better way to say it. Or does something like it already exist?
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It’s a good saying. Here’s one that is similar in intent but looks at it from another angle:
A stitch in time saves nine.
I like it. How about “For every careless, there are seven repairs to be made.” I’ll thinks some more.
Or how about just “For every careless act, there are seven repairs.” ?
Huh, that is 😎
How about:
One careless deed, ten fixes will need.
Here’s another possibility:
One careless deed, ten cares will breed.
I like that one because it rhymes.
I like the last one the best.
I like yours Gary as well as the original. However, does deed have the same connotation as act?