Latin Quote About Excellence

“In virtute sunt multi ascensus.” 

“In Virtue there are many degrees in excellence.”

This is a great Latin quote, but it could also just be the same as one’s mom saying “your standards of cleaning the bathroom are not as high as mine.” I think we’ve pretty much all heard a version of that growing up. 

In any event, there are levels of excellence and we can always strive to do and be better. 

 

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