Opposing thoughts

Newton's Law
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
My law
For every proverb there is an equal and opposite proverb.

On the one hand,

He who hesitates is lost.
You snooze, you lose.

On the other hand,

Look before you leap.
Act in haste, repent in leisure.
I have given up on investments and offers that stress the importance of "you snooze, you lose". Many of them are scams or at best can only be conquered by a small number of people no matter how hard everyone tries.

On the one hand,

A stitch in time saves nine

On the other hand,

To take one stitch you must get out the sewing kit, thread the needle, take the stitch, tie the knot, and put the sewing kit away again. Sometimes it is better to wait until you need to take several stitches so you only have to take the sewing kit out once, do the stitches, and put away the sewing kit once.




On the one hand,

(Regarding merging traffic) Approaching an entrance ramp you have no business being in the rightmost lane.

On the other hand,

(Regarding keeping to the right except to overtake) If there is an empty lane to your right you are in the wrong lane.
So on an ordinary divided highway what lane are you supposed to drive in? For better or worse here is a compromise. Move to the left when approaching an on-ramp. There is at least one rule in your favor, it is unwise to overtake at an intersection. Except you should avoid sudden movements, so a driver behind you at least has a choice of overtaking on the right before reaching the ramp