Comments on: 127. Altiora peto, and other Latin lovers http://roadsofstone.com/2006/10/19/127-altiora-peto-and-other-latin-lovers/ rocks, running and the world Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:20:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Roads http://roadsofstone.com/2006/10/19/127-altiora-peto-and-other-latin-lovers/#comment-12323 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 07:24:59 +0000 http://roadsofstone.wordpress.com/2006/10/19/127-altiora-peto-and-other-latin-lovers/#comment-12323 Thanks, Mezza. Best wishes to the Sunshine State. My school was in Warwick, England — not all that far and yet a world away from Warwick, Queensland …

]]> By: Mezza http://roadsofstone.com/2006/10/19/127-altiora-peto-and-other-latin-lovers/#comment-12309 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 01:34:11 +0000 http://roadsofstone.wordpress.com/2006/10/19/127-altiora-peto-and-other-latin-lovers/#comment-12309 altiora petentez was also my schools motto at STANTHORPE STATE PRIMARY queensland australia! awesome.

]]> By: Roads http://roadsofstone.com/2006/10/19/127-altiora-peto-and-other-latin-lovers/#comment-11449 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:42:34 +0000 http://roadsofstone.wordpress.com/2006/10/19/127-altiora-peto-and-other-latin-lovers/#comment-11449 Hola, Pacho.

En inglés, “altiora peto” se traduciera como, “I seek higher,” or “I aim at higher things.” Supongo que en castellano, se puede quizá decir “Busco lo más alto,” o “Aspiro más alto.”

Buena suerte, y recuerdos desde Londres.

]]> By: PACHO http://roadsofstone.com/2006/10/19/127-altiora-peto-and-other-latin-lovers/#comment-11448 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:14:48 +0000 http://roadsofstone.wordpress.com/2006/10/19/127-altiora-peto-and-other-latin-lovers/#comment-11448 Encontré estas dos palabras “altiora peto· circunvalando un escudo o quizá una condecoración con laureles y palma, coronado por una corona real y bajo ella las letras “A XII” como fomdo de todo ello una cruz quizá de añguna orden de caballeros, en el centro un ave de presa, pudiera ser un águila y al pie un barro-
co esccudo con cuatro cuarteles, dos de Castilla y dos de León y al centro del
mismo el emblema de los Borbones las tres flores de lis.
Lo que yo buscaba en relidad, es ¿ Qué signica o qué es altiora peto?
Gracias por todo

]]> By: Roads http://roadsofstone.com/2006/10/19/127-altiora-peto-and-other-latin-lovers/#comment-11123 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:20:30 +0000 http://roadsofstone.wordpress.com/2006/10/19/127-altiora-peto-and-other-latin-lovers/#comment-11123 Yes, John — that’s just about it. The perfect motto for aspiration.

As for defining aspiration — that’s a shifting target as we go through life. Best wishes today to summer in Australia from frrrozen Brrritain.

]]> By: John Cooper http://roadsofstone.com/2006/10/19/127-altiora-peto-and-other-latin-lovers/#comment-11121 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:35:45 +0000 http://roadsofstone.wordpress.com/2006/10/19/127-altiora-peto-and-other-latin-lovers/#comment-11121 Also had “Altiora Peto” as a school motto and we were given the translation as “I seek higher things”

The variations are interesting

Cheers

JOhn

]]> By: Roads http://roadsofstone.com/2006/10/19/127-altiora-peto-and-other-latin-lovers/#comment-10524 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 11:26:33 +0000 http://roadsofstone.wordpress.com/2006/10/19/127-altiora-peto-and-other-latin-lovers/#comment-10524 Greetings, Richard, and welcome.

My favourite story was told by a school chaplain, about a boy who spent the entire Sunday service unsuccessfully flicking curled up scraps of paper from the gallery of the chapel towards a lady in the front row of the pews. The chaplain stopped from his sermon, and pointed up at the boy. There was silence. Finally the chaplain, spoke, and a smile crossed his lips.

“Altiora peto,” he said. Aim higher.

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So now for your challenge, to translate Nec aspera terrent.

Well, Google suggests quite a few alternatives…

- Nor do difficulties deter
- And they fear not hardship
- Difficulties be damned
- Fear no difficulties
- By difficulties undaunted
- Bitter hardship shall not deter us
- Undaunted by adversity.

That last one is probably my favourite. Except, perhaps, for the old schoolboy alternative:
Unafraid of asparagus.

]]> By: richard galli http://roadsofstone.com/2006/10/19/127-altiora-peto-and-other-latin-lovers/#comment-10522 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:15:42 +0000 http://roadsofstone.wordpress.com/2006/10/19/127-altiora-peto-and-other-latin-lovers/#comment-10522 my family motto is “Altiora Peto” which also means ‘I seek the high places’…. i take that as a mountaineer’s mindset. I have heard it also means ‘i seek excellence”?

my favorite is however- nec aspera terrent
one of the inf regiments i served in

the grunts said it meant “no fear on earth”

the officers said it meant something like “we can get it done”

i was a grunt.

any ideas? nice site veritatus

]]> By: Starrla http://roadsofstone.com/2006/10/19/127-altiora-peto-and-other-latin-lovers/#comment-399 Mon, 30 Oct 2006 03:27:29 +0000 http://roadsofstone.wordpress.com/2006/10/19/127-altiora-peto-and-other-latin-lovers/#comment-399 I think times are lofty goals for any race, but the problem is what to do once you reach them. I actually ran quite fast (for me) once and I have never been able to duplicate that time. I burned myself out on too many miles and that led to injuries. Apparently, I have a limited amount of weekly mileage to work with otherwise I fall apart. And to be honest, I’m not quite sure the sacrifices are worth the one or two minutes I can squeeze out of a marathon. But I took great joy out of running a hilly, challenging marathon and another one on no training. For me it’s no longer about the time, but trying to get out there and run a few days a week. And maybe a race or two. I probably will never be the fast, but that doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy my races.

]]> By: Roads http://roadsofstone.com/2006/10/19/127-altiora-peto-and-other-latin-lovers/#comment-236 Sat, 21 Oct 2006 20:54:32 +0000 http://roadsofstone.wordpress.com/2006/10/19/127-altiora-peto-and-other-latin-lovers/#comment-236 Quod erat demonstrandum.

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