Dum spiro spero

For the album by Dir en grey, see Dum Spiro Spero (album).

Dum spiro spero means "While I breathe, I hope"[1] in Latin and is a modern paraphrase of ideas that survive in two ancient writers, Theocritus[2] and Cicero.[3]

It is a motto of various places, families, and organizations.

States and towns

Families

Dum spiro spero is the family motto of numerous families worldwide, including:

Other noted individuals who used this motto:

Organizations

Czech Army's 601st Special Forces Group, based in Prostějov, adopted "Dum spiro spero" as its motto.[10]

References

  1. "dum spiro, spero". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  2. Idylls 4, Line 42: ἐλπίδες ἐν ζωοῖσιν, ἀνέλπιστοι δὲ θανόντες.
  3. Letters to Atticus Book 9, Letter 10, Section 3: dum anima est, spes esse dicitur
  4. SCIWAY "South Carolina State Seal and South Carolina State Mottos". South Carolina Information Highway. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  5. http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Survival-tips-for-life-on-the-Barbary-Coast-6690198.php#photo-7381306
  6. "Stair an Fál Carrach". An Fál Carrach. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Fairbairn, James (1905). Fairbairn's Book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland. London : T. C. & E. C. Jack.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Deuchar, Alexander (1817). British crests : containing the crests and mottos of the families of Great Britain and Ireland; together with those of the principal cities; and a glossary of heraldic terms (volume 2). Edinburgh : Kirkwood & Son.
  9. Craske, L.G.H. "The Stained Glass Windows of St Saviour’s Parish Church, Guernsey". St Saviour's Church. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  10. 601skss

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