Latin Quotes – Light

Luceat lux vestra (Let your light shine.)

Latin Quotes – Guards

Sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes? (But who will watch the guards themselves?)

Latin Quotes – Human

Homo sum; humani nil a me alienum puto (I am human; I consider nothing human [to be] unconnected to me.) – Terence

Latin Quotes – Cities

Urbes constituit aetas, hora dissolvit. (Lifetime builds up cities, a single hour ruins them.) – Seneca the Younger

Latin Quotes – War and Peace

Si vis pacem para bellum. (If you want peace, prepare for war.)

Flag Day 2013

“We take the stars from heaven, the red from our mother country, separating it by white stripes, thus showing that we have separated from her, and the white stripes shall go down to posterity representing liberty.” – George Washington

One Nation

“One flag, one land, one heart, one hand, One Nation, evermore!” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Peace

“You’re a grand old flag,
You’re a high flying flag
And forever in peace may you wave.”
– George M. Cohan

Banner

(I’m doing some flag quotes through Flag Day, June 14.)

“The whole inspiration of our life as a nation flows out from the waving folds of this banner.” -Author Unknown

Memorial Day

“… Memorial Day remains one of America’s most cherished patriotic observances. The spirit of this day has not changed – it remains a day to honor those who died defending our freedom and democracy.” – Doc Hastings

 

Enjoy the long weekend everyone!