Illustration of a lovely encounter between a crab and butterfly, by Paolo Giovo, the 15th century historian from Como. (Festina lente: Make haste slowly.)
This was brought to my attention by Italo Calvino in Six Memos for the New Millennium. It officially makes two lists at once.
1. The Tragos List of Emblems He Would Adopt If He Adopted Emblems
2. The Tragos List of Mottos He Would Adopt If He Adopted Mottos.
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One day—- I will have this has a tattoo.
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(via tragos): Nice motto! Or as they told me in Kenya whenever I messed something up when trying to move too fast:...
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Festina lente: Make haste slowly.
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msodradek said:
Great find! I’ve never seen the adage depicted this way, it’s traditionally the dolphin + anchor thing… It was very popular during the Renaissance.
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fatchance said:
We had a little boat named Festina when I was younger. Great motto. The crab and butterfly are terrific. I like the attached snail and hare motif too. (I’ve had this image on file for a few years, but can’t find the artist’s page for credit)
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