aere perennius
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Along the entryway to Raoult’s institute, there’s a line from Horace: Exegi monumentum aere perennius, “I have crafted a monument more lasting than bronze.”
From New York Times • May 12, 2020
Who could subscribe to a monumentum aere perennius?
From Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel by Gottschall, Rudolf von
These proud palaces will long have disappeared and been forgotten when this work, a monumentum aere perennius, shall still testify to future generations the standard of scientific attainment at the beginning of the twentieth century.
From International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics by Various
Let us reverently raise up this "Monument," aere perennius, to his everlasting memory.
From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
A. Exegi monumentum aere perennius Regalique situ pyramidum altius, Quod non imber edax, non Aquilo impotens Possit diruere aut innumerabilis 5 Annorum series et fuga temporum.
From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund
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