Words at Play : Top 10 Latin Words to Live By

#8: Per Angusta Ad Augusta

What It Means:

"through difficulties to honors"

Where It Comes From:

These four words have inspired students and soldiers for centuries. Alternative translations include "through trial to triumph" and "through difficulties to great things."

The first known use of the term is lost in time.

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