Nec temere, nec timide
Nec temere, nec timide is a
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
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The phrase has been used as a motto by armigerous families 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]
- 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
- Free City of Danzig Government in Exile
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
- ^ "Oswestry - Coat of arms (crest) of Oswestry". www.heraldry-wiki.com.
- ^ "Cottrell Brewing Co. — The local beer of choice in Connecticut and Rhode Island".
- ^ "The Michigan eXploration Lab".
- ^ "National Paramount Services, LLP". www.hirenps.co. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
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