Hi Beruthiel,
I'm not sure if I've got the "similar" quote, but your original...
Quote:
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‘The hasty stroke goes oft astray’
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was said by Aragorn to Gimli,
The Return of the King, The Passing of the Grey Company (about the middle of the chapter).
Here are Éowyn & Aragorn a few pages later.
Quote:
And she answered as one that likes not what is said: 'Then, lord, you are astray; for out of Harrowdale no road runs east or south; and you had best return as you came.'
'Nay lady,' said he, 'I am not astray; for I walked in this land ere you were born to grace it. There is a road out of this valley, and that road I shall take. Tomorrow I shall ride by the Paths of the Dead.'
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I can't think of anything closer sounding than this...I doubt it's what you're looking for, though. But my attempt may help someone else figure it out.