Hi! Welcome to “Dusty Phrases.” You will find below an ancient phrase in one language or another, along with its English translation. You may also find the power to inspire your friends or provoke dread among your enemies.
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Latin:
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit
English:
One day it will please us to remember even this
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This Latin phrase is – as you might guess from the picture above – a line from “The Aeneid” by Virgil. The Trojans are defeated by the treachery of the Greeks and they then flee their city. They sail through the Mediterranean and endure much hardship. After they arrive on dry land, Aeneas says this line to his men to give them some encouragement. He was letting them know that better days lie ahead. If you are not familiar with the story, the Trojan Aeneas goes on to settle in Italy where his descendants (Remus and Romulus) eventually found Rome.
It is often the case that we appreciate struggles after we successfully pass through them and arrive at our destiny.
