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where does the phrase ' slowly slowly catch a monkey' come from?
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It's usually written as 'softly, softly catchee monkey' as if being someone, perhaps Chinese, is speaking pidgin English. It first appeared in print in a book of quotations published in 1907. It is just a proverbial phrase recommending caution and the gentle approach as the best way to achieve an objective.
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