Hurry slowly – Festina lente – Торопись медленно

These days when people are running like headless hens it’s good to take a break and slow down as the ancient Romans already told us. We in Finland have a saying “hosumalla ei tule kuin kusipäisiä mukuloita”. It could be translated “By hurrying you’re doing nothing but give birth to assholes … and English people have a saying “haste makes waste”. These cards are spreading the message against wicked results.

As the Ancient Romans said:

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You can also add your message on the cards without text. These cards are free for private use.

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And like the English people:
“Haste Makes Waste”

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You can also add your message on the cards without text. These cards are free for private use.

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And in Russia:

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Открытка бесплатно для частного использования!

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Вы можете добавить свое собственное сообщение на карточках без текста.

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Have a relaxing week – Хорошей недели

Yelling Rosa Signature

PS I was about to upload something here on my blog even it was almost giving me a nervous breakdown. Fortunately, I was cunning like a fox tail and designed this card, and even enjoyed it.

PPS You can read more from me at https://yrosa.wordpress.com/ Like about this video

About Yelling Rosa

I am retired. In my spare time I read, write, play the guitar and hike. I have published three verse books in Finnish and recorded my songs. You can listen to them on YouTube. I have translated some of my poems on Yelling Rosa's Weblog. I also like to watch movies. Olen kiinnostunut lukemisesta, kirjoittamisesta, kitaransoitosta ja luonnossa vaeltamisesta. Olen julkaissut kolme runokirjaa ja laulujani on äänitteillä. Voit lukea runojani Yelling Rosan kotisivuilta ja kuunnella laulujani YouTubessa. Olen elokuvafriikki.
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36 Responses to Hurry slowly – Festina lente – Торопись медленно

  1. macalder02 says:

    In Spanish there is another one that says, “Not because of running so much, you do more distance”. I believe that to run, first we will have to learn to walk.

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  2. anie says:

    In german we say “Eile mit Weile” what means “take your time when you are hurrying”…

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  3. We don’t need more wicked results! Thanks for the lovely cards!

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  4. mocaiana says:

    I agree with you. I live in Sicily and here everything is done very, very slowly 🙂

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  5. smilecalm says:

    such a sweet
    melody 🙂

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  6. Bertie says:

    ‘Haast je langzaam’ Dutch for: Hurry slowly.
    I’ll do my best. ☺

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  7. Ein schöner Beitrag🍀, samt Kommentaren 🍀

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  8. sherazade says:

    ” la gatta frettolosa fece i figli ciechi”
    È bello prendere il proprio tempo con lentezza ma a volte nel quotidiano è impossibile.
    shera 🌹🥂

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  9. Love the cards and sweet song. Also in English “more speed less haste” Thank you for sharing your card designs.

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  10. My B’day on 15 March. Something in common . . .we are Pisces 🙂

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  11. newwhitebear says:

    Ancient Romans thank you!
    Wonderful gift!
    Hug

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  12. “When you are in a hurry you are in danger.”

    Wish more drivers understood this.

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  13. Ankur Mithal says:

    A timely reminder. Thank you.

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  14. Such a beautiful song! ❤

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  15. Dalo 2013 says:

    Beautiful and of course your own path of creativity ~ excellent work, YR. And also, a perfect Finnish translation: ““By hurrying you’re doing nothing but give birth to assholes” ~ hilariously accurate!

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  16. Exactly the same in Greek, we say “Σπεύδε βραδέως” (spevde vradeos), a saying by Chilon the Lacedaemonian (600-566 bC).

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    • Yelling Rosa says:

      Thank you for commenting. It’s true that Romans borrowed a lot from Greek literature like this ‘Festina lente’ phrase.

      Wikipedia: The original form of the saying, σπεῦδε βραδέως, is Classical Greek, of which festina lente is the Latin translation. The words σπεῦδε and festina are second-person-singular present active imperatives, meaning “make haste”, while βραδέως and lente are adverbs, meaning “slowly”.Wikipedia

      Have a nice week
      YR

      PS I added that “dormi bene” because people don’t only hurry but also sleep too little nowadays.

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