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Jack R
May 24, 2012, 4:01:33 AM5/24/12
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Does anyone know what the translation is of "greatness from failure"
into Latin?
Thanks,
into Latin?
Thanks,
Sh.Mandrake
May 24, 2012, 4:13:32 AM5/24/12
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Le 24/05/2012 10:01, Jack R a écrit :
> Does anyone know what the translation is of "greatness from failure"
> into Latin?
Ad magnitudine per defectum.
> Does anyone know what the translation is of "greatness from failure"
> into Latin?
--
À kouna matata,
Le Magicien
Albert ARIBAUD
May 24, 2012, 7:09:25 AM5/24/12
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Le 24/05/2012 10:13, Sh.Mandrake a écrit :
> Le 24/05/2012 10:01, Jack R a écrit :
>> Does anyone know what the translation is of "greatness from failure"
>> into Latin?
>
> Ad magnitudine per defectum.
Shouldn't it be accusative ("ad magnitudinem") rather than ablative?
> Le 24/05/2012 10:01, Jack R a écrit :
>> Does anyone know what the translation is of "greatness from failure"
>> into Latin?
>
> Ad magnitudine per defectum.
Amicalement,
--
Albert.
Sh.Mandrake
May 24, 2012, 7:18:28 AM5/24/12
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--
Hakuna matata,
Le Magicien
Athel Cornish-Bowden
May 24, 2012, 8:30:14 AM5/24/12
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On 2012-05-24 10:01:33 +0200, Jack R <jackry...@LAocean.com> said:
> Does anyone know what the translation is of "greatness from failure"
> into Latin?
What does it mean in English?
> Does anyone know what the translation is of "greatness from failure"
> into Latin?
> --
athel
Sh.Mandrake
May 24, 2012, 8:48:23 AM5/24/12
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Evertjan.
May 24, 2012, 11:50:52 AM5/24/12
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Sh.Mandrake wrote on 24 mei 2012 in sci.lang.translation:
> Le 24/05/2012 14:30, Athel Cornish-Bowden a écrit :
>> On 2012-05-24 10:01:33 +0200, Jack R <jackry...@LAocean.com> said:
>>
>>> Does anyone know what the translation is of "greatness from failure"
>>> into Latin?
>>
>> What does it mean in English?
>
> That some failures may lead to greatness.
Why "some" and "may"?
> Le 24/05/2012 14:30, Athel Cornish-Bowden a écrit :
>> On 2012-05-24 10:01:33 +0200, Jack R <jackry...@LAocean.com> said:
>>
>>> Does anyone know what the translation is of "greatness from failure"
>>> into Latin?
>>
>> What does it mean in English?
>
> That some failures may lead to greatness.
That is not what it means, only what you perceive to be a fact.
Indeed, some great failures come to mind.
Example:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Andreas_Fault>
--
Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)
Albert ARIBAUD
May 25, 2012, 3:04:55 AM5/25/12
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Le 24/05/2012 17:50, Evertjan. a écrit :
> Sh.Mandrake wrote on 24 mei 2012 in sci.lang.translation:
>
>> Le 24/05/2012 14:30, Athel Cornish-Bowden a écrit :
>>> On 2012-05-24 10:01:33 +0200, Jack R<jackry...@LAocean.com> said:
>>>
>>>> Does anyone know what the translation is of "greatness from failure"
>>>> into Latin?
>>>
>>> What does it mean in English?
>>
>> That some failures may lead to greatness.
>
> Why "some" and "may"?
> That is not what it means, only what you perceive to be a fact.
Not sure we can extrapolate here, but this looks a lot like one motto
> Sh.Mandrake wrote on 24 mei 2012 in sci.lang.translation:
>
>> Le 24/05/2012 14:30, Athel Cornish-Bowden a écrit :
>>> On 2012-05-24 10:01:33 +0200, Jack R<jackry...@LAocean.com> said:
>>>
>>>> Does anyone know what the translation is of "greatness from failure"
>>>> into Latin?
>>>
>>> What does it mean in English?
>>
>> That some failures may lead to greatness.
>
> Why "some" and "may"?
> That is not what it means, only what you perceive to be a fact.
within the french Génie Militaire, which was "ad augusta per angusta",
i.e. "to success through narrow paths", and it certainly was not
considered to bear any "some" or "may"; its meaning was clearly "we must
and will perform sacrifices in order to reach our higher goal".
And yes, I've spent my then-mandatory military service in the Génie.
Souvent construire, parfois détruire, toujours servir. :)
Amicalement,
--
Albert.
Sh.Mandrake
May 25, 2012, 3:23:27 AM5/25/12
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Le 24/05/2012 17:50, Evertjan. a écrit :
> Sh.Mandrake wrote on 24 mei 2012 in sci.lang.translation:
>
>> Le 24/05/2012 14:30, Athel Cornish-Bowden a écrit :
>>> On 2012-05-24 10:01:33 +0200, Jack R<jackry...@LAocean.com> said:
>>>
>>>> Does anyone know what the translation is of "greatness from failure"
>>>> into Latin?
>>>
>>> What does it mean in English?
>>
>> That some failures may lead to greatness.
>
> Why "some" and "may"?
> That is not what it means, only what you perceive to be a fact.
"If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to
>
>> Le 24/05/2012 14:30, Athel Cornish-Bowden a écrit :
>>> On 2012-05-24 10:01:33 +0200, Jack R<jackry...@LAocean.com> said:
>>>
>>>> Does anyone know what the translation is of "greatness from failure"
>>>> into Latin?
>>>
>>> What does it mean in English?
>>
>> That some failures may lead to greatness.
>
> Why "some" and "may"?
> That is not what it means, only what you perceive to be a fact.
man as it is, Infinite..."
> Indeed, some great failures come to mind.
>
> Example:
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Andreas_Fault>
Indeed, that one will never lead to greatness.
Sh.Mandrake
May 25, 2012, 3:24:47 AM5/25/12
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Le 24/05/2012 17:50, Evertjan. a écrit :
> Sh.Mandrake wrote on 24 mei 2012 in sci.lang.translation:
>
>> Le 24/05/2012 14:30, Athel Cornish-Bowden a écrit :
>>> On 2012-05-24 10:01:33 +0200, Jack R<jackry...@LAocean.com> said:
>>>
>>>> Does anyone know what the translation is of "greatness from failure"
>>>> into Latin?
>>>
>>> What does it mean in English?
>>
>> That some failures may lead to greatness.
>
> Why "some" and "may"?
> That is not what it means, only what you perceive to be a fact.
>
>> Le 24/05/2012 14:30, Athel Cornish-Bowden a écrit :
>>> On 2012-05-24 10:01:33 +0200, Jack R<jackry...@LAocean.com> said:
>>>
>>>> Does anyone know what the translation is of "greatness from failure"
>>>> into Latin?
>>>
>>> What does it mean in English?
>>
>> That some failures may lead to greatness.
>
> Why "some" and "may"?
> That is not what it means, only what you perceive to be a fact.
"If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to
man as it is, Infinite..."
man as it is, Infinite..."
> Indeed, some great failures come to mind.
>
> Example:
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Andreas_Fault>
;)
>
> Example:
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Andreas_Fault>
Indeed, that one may never lead to greatness.
Evertjan.
May 25, 2012, 3:28:42 AM5/25/12
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Albert ARIBAUD wrote on 25 mei 2012 in sci.lang.translation:
> Not sure we can extrapolate here, but this looks a lot like one motto
> within the french Génie Militaire, which was "ad augusta per angusta",
> i.e. "to success through narrow paths"
L.adj. Augustus is not: succes,
> Not sure we can extrapolate here, but this looks a lot like one motto
> within the french Génie Militaire, which was "ad augusta per angusta",
> i.e. "to success through narrow paths"
but: increased, grown, honored, venerable, imperial,
of the month Sextilis [= August].
[The verb is augeo]
Angustus indeed is narrow, I thought the génie used those very wide lorries
to pontificere [build bridges], and not only in August.
Lanarcam
May 25, 2012, 3:57:49 AM5/25/12
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On May 25, 9:04 am, Albert ARIBAUD <albert.arib...@free.fr> wrote:
> Le 24/05/2012 17:50, Evertjan. a écrit :
>
> > Sh.Mandrake wrote on 24 mei 2012 in sci.lang.translation:
>
> >> Le 24/05/2012 14:30, Athel Cornish-Bowden a écrit :
> >>> On 2012-05-24 10:01:33 +0200, Jack R<jackryani...@LAocean.com> said:
> Le 24/05/2012 17:50, Evertjan. a écrit :
>
> > Sh.Mandrake wrote on 24 mei 2012 in sci.lang.translation:
>
> >> Le 24/05/2012 14:30, Athel Cornish-Bowden a écrit :
>
> >>>> Does anyone know what the translation is of "greatness from failure"
> >>>> into Latin?
>
> >>> What does it mean in English?
>
> >> That some failures may lead to greatness.
>
> > Why "some" and "may"?
> > That is not what it means, only what you perceive to be a fact.
>
> Not sure we can extrapolate here, but this looks a lot like one motto
> within the french Génie Militaire, which was "ad augusta per angusta",
> i.e. "to success through narrow paths", and it certainly was not
> considered to bear any "some" or "may"; its meaning was clearly "we must
> and will perform sacrifices in order to reach our higher goal".
>
> And yes, I've spent my then-mandatory military service in the Génie.
You were then "un ingénieur de génie" ? :)
> >>>> Does anyone know what the translation is of "greatness from failure"
> >>>> into Latin?
>
> >>> What does it mean in English?
>
> >> That some failures may lead to greatness.
>
> > Why "some" and "may"?
> > That is not what it means, only what you perceive to be a fact.
>
> Not sure we can extrapolate here, but this looks a lot like one motto
> within the french Génie Militaire, which was "ad augusta per angusta",
> i.e. "to success through narrow paths", and it certainly was not
> considered to bear any "some" or "may"; its meaning was clearly "we must
> and will perform sacrifices in order to reach our higher goal".
>
> And yes, I've spent my then-mandatory military service in the Génie.
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