Palma non sine pulvere
English translation: Victory not without toil
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Victory not without toil Explanation: This is an allusion to Horace, Epistulae, 1.1.51: 'cui sit condicio dulcis sine pulvere palmae'. 'Pulvere' is the ablative case of 'pulvis' which literally means 'dust' but here is used metaphorically for any great toil, effort, or labour. Similarly 'palma' literally means 'palm' (of the tree, carried or won as a sign of victory) but here is used metaphorically for 'victory'. |
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