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usque ad finem: to the very end: Often used in reference to battle, implying a willingness to keep fighting until you die. usus est magister optimus: practice is the best teacher. In other words, practice makes perfect. Also sometimes translated "use makes master." ut aquila versus coelum: As an eagle towards the sky: Motto of Bowdoin College ...
From Psalm 72:8, "Et dominabitur a mari usque ad mare, et a flumine usque ad terminos terrae" (KJV: "He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth"). National motto of Canada. amat victoria curam: victory favours care: Motto of several schools amicus certus in re incerta: a sure friend in an unsure ...
sub finem: toward the end: Used in citations to refer to the end of a book, page, etc., and abbreviated 's.f.' Used after the page number or title. E.g., 'p. 20 s.f. ' sub Iove frigido: under cold Jupiter: At night; from Horace's Odes 1.1:25: sub judice: under a judge: Said of a case that cannot be publicly discussed until it is finished. Also ...
Motto: Fidelis Ad Finem [73] (Faithful to the end) Lord Williams's School, Thame, Oxfordshire Escutcheon: Crest: Supporters: Motto: Sic itur ad astra a tous venaunts (Thus the way to the stars for all comers) Magdalen College School, Oxford, granted 1574 to Magdalen College, Oxford and also used by the school
respice finem: look back at the end: i.e., "have regard for the end" or "consider the end"; part of the dactylic hexameter quidquid agis prudenter agas et respice finem (whatever you do, do it wisely and consider the end) from Gesta Romanorum. Generally a memento mori, a warning to remember one's death.
A translation of the Hebrew Urim and Thummim. Motto of several institutions, including Yale University. lux ex tenebris: light from darkness: Motto of the 67th Network Warfare Wing: lux hominum vita: light the life of man: Motto of the University of New Mexico: lux in Domino: light in the Lord: Motto of the Ateneo de Manila University: lux in ...
It's hard to believe one of Sex and the City's most shocking deaths is old enough to order itself a Cosmopolitan.. In a show full of unforgettable moments, season 6's episode 18, aptly titled ...
Translation Notes faber est suae quisque fortunae: every man is the artisan of his own fortune: Appius Claudius Caecus; motto of Fort Street High School in Petersham, Sydney, Australia fac et spera: do and hope: motto of Clan Matheson: fac fortia et patere: do brave deeds and endure: motto of Prince Alfred College in Adelaide, Australia fac simile