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Strength and Power

Latin language proverbs and phrases on power and strength, physical and emotional.

Boundless Money Is the Tendon of War

Nervi belli pecunia infinita
Boundless money is the tendon of war.

Sincerity Gives Wings to Strength

Candor dat viribus alas
Sincerity gives wings to strength.

Through Difficulties to the Stars

Per aspera ad astra!
Through difficulties to the stars!

No One Provokes Me with Impunity

Nemo me impune lacessit
No one provokes me with impunity.

Never Despair

Nil desperandum
Never despair.

I'll either Find a Way or Make One

Aut viam inveniam aut faciam (Hannibal)
I'll either find a way or make one.

The Final Argument

Ratio ultima
The final argument.

In a Sound Body - a Sound Mind

Mens sana in corpore sano (Juvenal, ancient Roman poet).
In a sound body - a sound mind.

Knowledge Itself Is Power

Ipsa scientia potestas est (Sir Francis Bacon)
Knowledge itself is power.