It’s just kind of nice
Bookworm on Jun 10 2010 at 4:32 pm | Filed under: Silly Stuff
I got an email from a Marine. As part of his signature, he included the Marine motto: Semper fidelis. I don’t know, but I just think that’s kind of a nice motto to have attached to your life’s work. It bespeaks, in two Latin words, an ethos of honor and commitment.
I suspect that if I were to have a personal motto, it would be semper querulus. Not exactly uplifting, but accurate nevertheless.
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Actually, Book, your motto would be semper ferox.
You are too kind, Charles.
Semper Fidelis is much better than the unionized government employee motto of Semper Per Diem
JKB: LOL!
My motto is Semper Gumby: Always Flexible
Book, I think Semper Gratus would work for you, too.
“Semper Per Diem”
Heh. As an alternative, how about Carpe Per Diem?
In addition to Semper Fidelis, the Marines freqently close messages with:
Improvise, Adapt and Overcome.
Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children is a special group, Bookie. Cherish the lot!
I certainly do.