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per ampliora ad altiora = from breadth to depth
by szany 15y ago
per ampliora ad altiora = from breadth to depth
- ericd 15y agoOh interesting, great motto. They should definitely make that a mouseover or include it below it.
- Sniffnoy 15y agoCan "per" mean "from"? It usually means "through".
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- szany 15y agoYou're right, it's "through" not "from". I can't edit it now.
- psykotic 15y agoI'm pretty sure the literal meaning of altiora (cf. altitude) is height. Of course, depth and height have very similar connotations when applied to intellectual pursuits. The breadth/depth pairing is more idiomatic in English, but my reading of the metaphor is that it suggests a wide, solid foundation is needed as the base of a towering structure. Or I could be totally off. :)
- loevborg 15y ago"altus" is an adjective and can mean both high and deep, depending on context. The literal meaning of the phrase is "Through wider things to higher/deeper things." "Through breadth to depth" is pretty close to that.