Paradoxically, says Honoré, "Slow" isn't necessarily slow, hence its attachment to the phrase festina lente or "hastening slowly." ❋ Unknown (2009)
As a solution I would draw your attention to ESA where a multi-governmental organisation is making slow but steady progress "festina lente"! ❋ Unknown (2008)
There is a well-known and apparently contradictory Latin saying - festina lente! ❋ Unknown (2006)
“Festina,” he would say; “festina” by all means; but “festina lente.” ❋ Unknown (2004)
She applied herself valiantly as a white ant to repairing her broken home, and, wonderful to relate in this land of no labour, ruled by the maxim “festina lente,” all had been restored within six months. ❋ Unknown (2003)
"Is the accent on the _festina_ or the _lente_, Father?" he said demurely. ❋ P.A. Sheehan (N/A)
Dolphin winding about the strangule thereof, which I coniectured should signifie this, ΑΕΙ ΣΠΕΥ ΔΕ ΒΡΑΔΕΟΣ, _Semper festina tarde_. ❋ Francesco Colonna (N/A)
He has had much ado to get his squadron ready, for no nation understands better than the Spanish the virtue of the adage _festina lente_. ❋ Stanley Lane-Poole (N/A)
Deus in adjutorium meum intende: Domine ad adjuvandum me festina. ❋ Various (N/A)
Unum quodque istorum verbum nummis Philippis aureis non potest auferre hinc a me si quis emptor venerit; nec recte quae tu in nos dicis, aurum atque argentum merumst: fixus hic apud nos est animus tuos clavo Cupidinis. remigio veloque quantum poteris festina et fuge: quam magis te in altum capessis, tam aestus te in portum refert. ❋ Titus Maccius Plautus (1919)
"Deus in adjutorium meum intende," with the response: "Domine ad adjuvandum me festina," first verse of the sixty-ninth Psalm. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)
Ut scilicet prima particula de numero et perfecta voluminum cognicione loci precentorem informet, secunda ad solicitam leccionis frequenciam ffratres studiosos provocet, et tercia de singulorum tractatuum repercione festina scolaribus itinera manifestet. ❋ Unknown (1911)
He was not one to wait patiently; he continuously demanded immediate results and felt a strong aversion to diplomatic delays and the diplomatic festina lente. ❋ Unknown (1906)
So festina lente, my destined Sylvia, festina lente! ❋ Richard Le Gallienne (1906)
Recently I've been wastin 'my time, sir: precious hours an' minutes have been passed in frivolous amusement -- _tempus fugit_, sir an 'captain, _festina lente_, an' ❋ Edgar Wallace (1903)
The old Liberals in French Canada under the influence of LaFontaine and Morin had been steadily inclining to Conservatism with the secure establishment of responsible government and the growth of the conviction that the integrity of the cherished institutions of their ancient province could be best assured by moving slowly (festina lente), and not by constant efforts to make radical changes in the body politic. ❋ Bourinot, John G (1903)
He has expressed his love of _festina lente_ in business in a score of proverbs -- "Bit-by-bit's the better horse, though big-by-big's the baulder;" "Ca 'canny, or ye'll cowp;" "Many a little makes a mickle;" and "Creep before ye gang." ❋ George Douglas Brown (1885)
The old Latin motto _festina lente_, “make haste slowly,” has a great lesson for us. ❋ Unknown (1881)
Festina is [a real friend] ❋ Yaharia (2019)
Festina ! A [great] [name]! :) ❋ Bebe.labello (2009)
[Translated] from Latin to English, 'festina lente' means literally 'make [haste] slowly'; this [translation] also sounds a lot better than 'hurry slowly'. ❋ Gus J (2006)
1. I heard about [festina lente], but you are taking it too far... you sorry excuse for a man...
2. [By all means] festina lente, it's not like we've got a plane to catch
3. It's better to festina lente rather than [getting caught] in a mess... ❋ Uber Sapien (2006)
