Ji Wen thought thrice, and then acted. When the Master was informed of it, he said, “Twice may do.”
季文子三思而后行。子闻之，曰：“再，斯可矣。”
Source: The Analects, Gong Ye Chang V, Chapter 20
Author: Confucius
Confucius on the Paralysis of Analysis: Why the Third Thought Paralyzes
