Cessi et sublato montes genitore petivi.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- I fled and sought the mountains with my father lifted up.
- In plain terms
- I escaped to safety carrying my father on my back.
- What can you take from it?
- Family duty can drive escape and survival.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What would you carry?
- Who do you protect?
Another view
Survival sometimes requires leaving others behind.
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