Nec temere, nec timide
Nec temere, nec timide is a Latin phrase that translates to 'Neither rashly nor timidly'. Its exact origin is unknown although Aristotle in Ethica Nicomachea, Book III, mentions, along with other examples, that the virtuous man is not temerarious nor timorous, but courageous.[1] It is best known as the motto of the Dano-Norwegian naval hero Niels Juel, who supposedly used it first at the dawn of July 1, 1677, just before the Battle of Køge Bay.
The phrase has been used as a motto by armigerous families such as Bent, Buckley and Sherbourne, as well as individuals including the Williams-Bulkeley baronets and Charles Western, 1st Baron Western.[2]
Today, it is used as a motto by various institutions, including:
- The Royal Danish Naval Academy
- The former English borough of Oswestry, in Shropshire[3]
- The Polish city Gdańsk
- The Dutch air assault brigade 11th Airmobile Brigade (Netherlands).
- Appleby College
- Cottrell Old Yankee Ale[4]
- The Michigan Exploration Laboratory[5]
- The Royal Quebec Golf Club
- The Bulkeley Hotel, Beaumaris
- National Paramount Services, LLP,[6] US
- Free City of Danzig, 1920–1939
References
- ^ "Latin Proverb of the Day: Nec temere, nec timide". Archived from the original on September 3, 2007. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ^ The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, Bernard Burke, Harrison & Sons, 1884, p. 142, 1094-5
- ^ http://www.ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Oswestry
- ^ Cottrell Brewing Co. — The local beer of choice in Connecticut and Rhode Island
- ^ MXL | The Michigan Exploration Laboratory
- ^ "National Paramount Services, LLP". www.hirenps.co. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
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