Charles Spurgeon

A man will speedily sit down and sympathize with a friend's griefs, but if he sees him honored and esteemed, he is apt to regard him as a rival and does not so readily rejoice with him. This ought not to be; without effort, we ought to be happy in our brother's happiness.

British Clergyman

Pico Iyer

In financial terms, my sense is that the distribution of wealth, unequal as it is, is self-perpetuating, and, especially in a linked and accelerating world, the rich get ever more quickly richer while the poor get ever more speedily poorer.

Indian Writer

Pierre Loti

Unlike most other children, - especially unlike those of today - who are eager to become men and women as speedily as possible, I had a terror of growing up, which became more and more accentuated as I grew older.

French Writer

Joanna Scott

While it can be pleasurable to move speedily through a work of fiction, there's a different sort of pleasure to be had in lingering, backtracking, rereading the same page.

American Author

Vitruvius

Bodies which contain a greater proportion of water than is necessary to balance the other elements, are speedily corrupted, and lose their virtues and properties.

Roman Author

John Milton

When complaints are freely heard, deeply considered and speedily reformed, then is the utmost bound of civil liberty attained that wise men look for.

English Poet

Robert Hall

We should be more anxious that our afflictions should benefit us than that they should be speedily removed from us.

English Clergyman

Vinoba Bhave

In nonviolence you must go full steam ahead, if you want the good to come speedily you must go about it with vigor.

Indian Educator

Thomas Becket

Whosoever wisely examines the works of God will speedily discover what is next to be done.

Anatoly Chubais

Money is the kind of instrument which is very speedily produced.

Russian Politician

Suggests an action was taken with a sense of urgency due to critical need or importance.

Urgency Connotation

Implies completing a task efficiently without unnecessary delays, showcasing competence.

Efficiency Implication

May hint at a rushed job; context clarifies if speed compromised quality or not.

Potential Rush

 He wins a medal for gallantry for this accomplishment. Paddy was one of around 250,000 pigeons used by the British during World War II to speedily transport secret messages. In fact, pigeon delivery systems are ancient human practices. Seeing their meat as a protein source

Speedily