• GreenAppleTree@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    Suffering, adversity, difficulty, hardship, seem to be what different institutions commonly translate it to.

    Fun fact, it’s also the motto of Kansas, where the artist lives.

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      Might have gotten more publicity as it was used in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds as a Starfleet motto. Boimler in Lower Decks also has a poster with the motto on it.

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        I know it from the tribute plaque to the Apollo 1 astronauts who sadly passed in a tragic fire during ground tests.