Make haste slowly.
• As quoted in Houghton, Mifflin, Familiar Short Sayings of Great Men (1882), p. 25
• Variant translations: "Hurry slowly"; or, "Hasten slowly." Originally quoted in Greek, in Suetonius, II. Augustus, section 25, but better known in the Latin form, as reported in Chambers Dictionary of Quotations (1997), p. 50
• As quoted in Houghton, Mifflin, Familiar Short Sayings of Great Men (1882), p. 25
• Variant translations: "Hurry slowly"; or, "Hasten slowly." Originally quoted in Greek, in Suetonius, II. Augustus, section 25, but better known in the Latin form, as reported in Chambers Dictionary of Quotations (1997), p. 50
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Festina lente.
— Augustus
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Festina lente." in the context of "Make haste slowly.
• As quoted in Houghton, Mifflin, Familiar Short Sayings of Great Men (1882), p. 25
• Variant translations: "Hurry slowly"; or, "Hasten slowly." Originally quoted in Greek, in Suetonius, II. Augustus, section 25, but better known in the Latin form, as reported in Chambers Dictionary of Quotations (1997), p. 50" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Augustus
Imperator Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus Augustus (23 September 63 BC – 19 August 14), born Gaius Octavius, was the adopted son of Julius Caesar and the first Roman Emperor. He also became a pontiff and later Pontifex Maximus.
About Augustus
Imperator Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus Augustus (23 September 63 BC – 19 August 14), born Gaius Octavius, was the adopted son of Julius Caesar and the first Roman Emperor. He also became a pontiff and later Pontifex Maximus.
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