Festina lente


make haste slowly.

to do things the proper way instead of hurriedly and heedlessly; to see urgent things through in a thorough manner.

translated from latin to english, ‘festina lente’ means literally ‘make haste slowly’; this translation also sounds a lot better than ‘hurry slowly’.
latin proverb that means: hurry slowly
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…

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