Erin sent me the answers to the Latin quiz.

1. Oregon state motto: “Alis volat propriis”
He flies with his own wings

2. Missouri: “Salus populi suprema lex est”

“The welfare of the people is the supreme law”

3. Idaho: “Esto perpetua”

“Be always”

4. West Virginia: “Montani semper liberi”
“Mountain men are always free”

5. Arizona: “Ditat Deus”
Translates to “God Enriches”. I was thinking of dico, dicere, which is the verb to speak. I don’t think I ever learned the one for enrich.

6. Michigan: “Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circumspice”
“If you are seeking a pleasant peninsula, look around”

7. Mississippi: “Virtute et armis”
“By courage and arms”

8. South Carolina: “Dum spiro, spero”
“While I breathe, I hope”

9. Kansas: “ad astra per aspera”
“To the stars through difficulties”

10. Virginia: “Sic semper tyrannis”
“Thus always to tyrants”

11. “Sic transit gloria mundi”
“Thus passes the glory of the world”

12. “Audaces fortuna juvat”
“Fortune favors the bold”

13. “Carpe diem”
“Seize the day”

14. “Aut viam inveniam aut faciam”
“I will either find a way, or make one”

15. “Amor vincit omnia”
“Love conquers all”

16. “Omnia Mutantur, nihil interit”
“All things change, but nothing is lost”

17. “Senatus Populusque Romanus”
“The senate and the people of Rome”

18. “Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes”
“Flatterers are the worst kind of enemies”

19. “Vox clamantis in deserto”
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness”

20. “Lux sit!”
“Let there be light!”

Thank you Erin!