Softly Softly Catchee Monkey Quotes

If it were not for the depressing heat and the urgency of the work, one could sit down and laugh to tears at the absurdity of the thing, and under the circumstances it is a little wearing. But our motto is the old west coast proverb, Softly, softly, catchee monkey; in other words, don't flurry; patience gains the day.

Softly softly catchee monkey,” I told him, using the same phrase Link had yesterday. It had stuck out in my mind because it was the exact opposite of what I’d imagined a biker saying, so I’d googled it. Turned out it was a quote from Victoria, the show about Victoria and Albert. I didn’t have a clue how he’d come to know it, couldn’t imagine him watching something like that, but I liked the phrase. Liked what it meant. Tread softly. Be careful. And you’ll gain everything you desire.