si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circumspice

[ see kwahy-ris pey-nin-soo-lahm ah-moi-nahm keer-koom-spi-ke; English sahy kweer-is puh-nin-suh-lamuh-mee-nam ser-kuhm-spuh-see ]

/ si ˈkwaɪ rɪs peɪˈnɪn sʊˌlɑm ɑˈmɔɪ nɑm kirˈkʊm spɪˌkɛ; English saɪ ˈkwɪər ɪs pəˈnɪn səˌlæm əˈmi næm sərˈkʌm spəˌsi /

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if you are seeking a pleasant peninsula, look around you: motto of Michigan.

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How to use si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circumspice in a sentence

I told the story of Wren's Si monumentum requiris circumspice and pointed a rural moral.
The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott
The best record of his life is to be found in the present condition of the country—si monumentum requiris circumspice.
Current History, A Monthly Magazine|New York Times
"Si argumentum requiris circumspice," he might have said as he gazed upon the recumbent and yawning figures around him.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, December 15, 1920|Various
For the corroboration of the latter half, go to Girgenti and circumspice.
Vacation days in Greece|Rufus B. Richardson

Such is Methodism on paper; of Methodism in practice we can only say Circumspice.
The Religious Life of London|J. Ewing Ritchie