Perfection is attained by slow degrees;
It requires the hand of time.

From: Voltaire 伏尔泰

完美无法一蹴而就，
完美需要时间搭把手儿。

1. slow 迟缓，耗时，慢
He is a slow driver
他开车很慢

2. slow to do/doing
He was very slow paying me back
他迟迟不还钱

3. hand 帮忙，搭把手
Let me give you a hand with those bags.
那些包我帮你拎吧。

4. hand out (to sb) 提出建议/惩罚
He's always handing out advice to people.
他总是喜欢给人讲大道理。