Kozma Prutkov

The sooner you pass, the sooner you'll arrive.

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no sooner --- than

[no sooner --- than] As soon as; at once when; immediately when. * /No sooner did he signal to turn than the other car turned in front of him./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

sooner or later

[sooner or later] {adv. phr.} At some unknown time in the future; sometime. * /John will come back sooner or later./ * /Grandpa is very slow about fixing things around […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

had rather

[had rather] or [had sooner] {v.} To choose to (do one thing instead of another thing); like better to; would prefer to. - Used with an infinitive without "to". * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Prutkov Kozma

Kozma Prutkov - a collective pseudonym for the group of Russian writers - Alexey Tolstoy and Zhemchuzhnikov brothers, who performed jointly in 50-60s of the 19th century. www.sky-net-eye.com

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