Where does while I breathe, I hope come from?

Where does while I breathe, I hope come from?

While I Breathe, I Hope — the South Carolina state motto translates from the Latin dum spiro spero — is also a window into the national influence of the South Carolina Democratic Party, and even the 2020 presidential election.

What is the South Carolina state motto?

Dum spiro spero
South Carolina/Motto
The State’s two mottos surround the two ovals. On the left is “Animis Opibusque Parati”, meaning Prepared in Mind and Resources. On the right, “Dum Spiro Spero”, meaning While I Breathe I Hope.

What is Dum Spiro Spero meaning?

while I breathe, I hope
Definition of dum spiro, spero : while I breathe, I hope —a motto of South Carolina.

What is the meaning of Spero Spera?

While I Breathe, I Hope
Spero. Spero is an Italian surname, originating in the Campania region of Italy. It means “I Hope” in Italian and is part of the following Latin proverb: Dum Spiro Spero (While I Breathe, I Hope). Spero is sometimes a variant of the more common Italian surname Spera.

Why does SC license plate say while I breathe I hope?

The woman represents hope and the overcoming of danger. The sunrise in the background symbolizes a new day for South Carolina. But the phrase, “Dum Spiro Spero” is why I am encouraged about South Carolina’s future: it means “While I Breathe I Hope.” My hope is, the days ahead are better than what we left behind.

Who first said Dum Spiro Spero?

The sentiment seems to be common by the time of Roman statesman Cicero (106 – 43 BC). who wrote Atticus: “As in the case of a sick man one says, ‘While there is life there is hope’ [dum anima est, spes esse], so, as long as Pompey was in Italy, I did not cease to hope.”

What is the meaning of Dum Vivimus vivamus?

while we live, let us live
: while we live, let us live.

Where there’s life there’s hope Latin?

Dum spiro, spero. To the sick, while there is life, there is hope. Aegroto dum anima est, spes est.

What does Spero mean in Greek?

as a name for boys means “basket; spirit”. Spero is an alternate spelling of Spiridon (Greek, Latin): from Greek “spyridion”.