# English-to-Latin translation

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-to-latin-translation/191512>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 28, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-to-latin-translation/191512 "2003-07-28T20:32:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-to-latin-translation/191512/1 "2003-07-28T20:32:27Z")

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I’d like this motto translated into Latin for a campus organization some friends and I are founding:

“With great sacrifice comes great success.”

If anyone could help me I would be quite grateful. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-to-latin-translation/191512/2 "2003-07-28T20:56:45Z")

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Perhaps something like the state motto of Kansas would do:  
[Ad astra per aspera](http://members.chello.se/hansdotter/motton.html)  
To the stars through difficulties

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-to-latin-translation/191512/3 "2003-07-28T20:59:51Z")

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Cum sacrificia magna venit successus magnus.

You may have to play with the word order a little… its been so long since I conjugated anything and even longer since I tranlated anything from English to Latin… Latin to English I can do with my eyes closed.

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-to-latin-translation/191512/4 "2003-07-28T21:01:24Z")

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I forgot to mention… I rather like that motto… what kind of organization is it?

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**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-to-latin-translation/191512/5 "2003-07-29T01:19:47Z")

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> _Originally posted by dutchboy208_  
> **I forgot to mention… I rather like that motto… what kind of organization is it?**

Thanks, **dutchboy**. It’s some kind of honor society. To be honest, it’s my friend’s idea, and I’m not exactly clear on all the details. 😛

Thanks for the translation.

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-to-latin-translation/191512/6 "2003-07-29T06:17:37Z")

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No prob… any chance I can be sort of honored by your sort of honor society for services rendered? 😉