<P> The adage was a favourite of the influential judge, Sir Matthew Hale, </P> <P> Sir Matthew Hale was naturally a quick man; yet, by much practice on himself, he subdued that to such a degree, that he would never run suddenly into any conclusion concerning any matter of importance . Festina Lente was his beloved motto, which he ordered to be engraved on the head of his staff, and was often heard to say that be had observed many witty men run into great errors, because they did not give themselves time to think...</P> <P> The constructive intent of the phrase is that activities should be performed with a proper balance of urgency and diligence . If tasks are overly rushed, mistakes are made and good long - term results are not achieved . </P> <P> In physics, the name "Festina Lente Limit" has been applied to the Strong Confinement Limit, which is a mode of an atom laser in which the frequency of emission of the Bose--Einstein condensate is less than the confinement frequency of the trap . </P>

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