Laboratory omnia vincit
Labor omnia vincit , also Labor omnia vincit improbus , ( Latin : “Work conquers everything” or “Hard work wins over everything”) is a Latin motto that has found widespread use.
distribution
Various organizations use Labor omnia vincit as their motto:
- The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
- Cities and States (e.g. West Bromwich , Oklahoma , Mpumalanga Province in South Africa)
- Educational institutions (e.g. Assumption University ; General Staff School of the Swiss Army ;)
origin
The phrase goes back to Virgil's Georgica in connection with agriculture . It is mentioned in Book I, verse 145 f., In the form: Labor omnia vicit improbus (Latin: "The arduous work conquered everything").
In Georgica, Virgil contrasts the Golden Age with the later "laborious" work ( labor improbus ) of the farmers, which torments them and which is sometimes in vain. Later he contrasts “hard” work with “hard” work ( labor durus ), which is not in vain and enables farmers to enjoy the joys of the harvest. Contrary to many examples of the use of this sentence in modern times, improbus is an adjective with negative connotations.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ UBC emblem . Carpenter's Industrial Council. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ West Bromwich Albion . Historical football kits. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ Oklahoma State Seal . Netstate.com. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ Coat of Arms . Assumption University. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ↑ Migratory birds from the old world . Neue Zürcher Zeitung, November 20, 2010. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ P. Vergili Maronis Georgicon Liber Primus . The Latin Library. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ R. Alden Smith, Virgil, Hoboken 2010, p. 79
