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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 ...
You cannot make a silk purse from a sow's ear; You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs; You cannot make bricks without straw; You cannot push a rope; You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds (You cannot) teach an old dog new tricks; You cannot unscramble eggs; You cannot win them all; You catch more flies with honey than ...
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, ille sapit.
Hasty generalization is the fallacy of examining just one or very few examples or studying a single case and generalizing that to be representative of the whole class of objects or phenomena. The opposite, slothful induction , is the fallacy of denying the logical conclusion of an inductive argument, dismissing an effect as "just a coincidence ...
Deus, in adiutorium meum intende in the Book of Hours of Marguerite Louise d'Orléans Deus, in adiutorium meum intende in Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry "Deus, in adiutorium meum intende", with the response "Domine, ad adiuvandum me festina" (respectively, "O G OD, come to my assistance" and "O L ORD, make haste to help me") are the first verse of Psalm 70 (Psalm 69 in the Vulgate): "Make ...
I mean, sure, but that’s also true of my handsome and valiant grandpup Joey, and I’m not pushing his candidacy. Here’s what does matter: Biden is a force for good, and Trump for malevolence.
“When it comes to investments, Goats have to be more observant than usual and avoid making hasty decisions,” says Chow. If they need to make life-changing choices, she says that Goats’ luck ...
Hasty generalization often follows a pattern such as: X is true for A. X is true for B. Therefore, X is true for C, D, etc. While never a valid logical deduction, if such an inference can be made on statistical grounds, it may nonetheless be convincing. This is because with enough empirical evidence, the generalization is no longer a hasty one.