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The emblem of the dolphin and anchor which has been used since Roman times to illustrate the adage. This example is the printer's mark of Aldus.. Festina lente (Classical Latin: [fɛsˈtiː.naː ˈlɛn.teː]) or speûde bradéōs (σπεῦδε βραδέως, pronounced [spêu̯.de bra.dé.ɔːs]) is a classical adage and oxymoron meaning "make haste slowly" (sometimes rendered in English as ...
The Regimental motto is Festina Lente ("Make Haste, Slowly"). The 4th Battalion was active from 1918–19; 1933–46; 1959–70; and 1996–2014. It was last part of the 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, CO. Previously Fort Hood, TX. It was equipped with the M109A6 155-mm Paladin self propelled howitzer.
Festina Lente [1] Baron Plunket , of Newtown in the County of Cork , [ 2 ] is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . It was created in 1827 for the prominent Irish lawyer and Whig politician William Plunket .
The motto is "FESTINA LENTE" (Latin: Make haste slowly), although "SEMPER FIDELIS" (Always faithful) is also used. [5] The coat of arms is the basis of the badge of Onslow St Audreys School in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. [6]
The image of the dolphin and anchor on the coin came with the saying "Festina Lente", meaning "make haste slowly." This would later become the motto for the Aldine Press. [ 10 ]
The other is "festina lente" ("hurry slowly", i. e., if you want to go fast, go slow). [3] scientia ac labore: By/from/with knowledge and labour: Motto of several institutions scientia aere perennius: knowledge, more lasting than bronze: unknown origin, probably adapted from Horace's ode III (Exegi monumentum aere perennius). scientia cum religione
Born in Dublin, he was the eldest son of John Plunket, 3rd Baron Plunket and Charlotte Bushe. Plunket was educated at Cheltenham College and Trinity College, Dublin (B.A. 1853; M.A. 1864) before being appointed chaplain and private secretary to his uncle, the Bishop of Tuam, in 1857, a post he held for seven years.
festina lente: hurry slowly: An oxymoronic motto of Augustus. It encourages proceeding quickly, but calmly and cautiously. Equivalent to "more haste, less speed". Motto of the Madeira School, McLean, Virginia and Berkhamsted School, Berkhamsted, England, United Kingdom: festinare nocet, nocet et cunctatio saepe; tempore quaeque suo qui facit ...