Audacibus annue coeptis
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A prayer or wish for success in bold beginnings or projects.
- In plain terms
- May the gods grant success to your bold plans.
- What can you take from it?
- Courage needs divine or external support to succeed.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is boldness enough without support?
- What precedes a great undertaking?
Another view
It relies on external forces rather than self-reliance.
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