Michigan's state motto is translated as "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you".
Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice - If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you.the phrase "Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice " means if you seek a beutiful peninsula look around you and it is latin by the way.
In English it is: "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you".
The state motto of the great state of Michigan is, "Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circum spice". Roughly translated, that means, "If you are seeking a pleasant peninsula, look around you."
Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice - If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you.the phrase "Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice " means if you seek a beutiful peninsula look around you and it is latin by the way.
In English it is: "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you".
It means. "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you". It is the motto on the state flag of Michigan.
The motto underneath the shield is Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice which means If you want a pleasant peninsula, look about you. Also, there is E Pluburis Unim a.k.a. one country among many states, and the blue shield Tuebor means I will defend.
The state motto of the great state of Michigan is, "Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circum spice". Roughly translated, that means, "If you are seeking a pleasant peninsula, look around you."
The state coat of arms depicts a light blue shield, upon which the sun rises over a lake andpeninsula, and a man with raised hand and holding a long gun representing peace and the ability to defend his rights. The elk and moose depict great animals of Michigan, while the bald eaglerepresents the United States. The design features three Latin mottos. From top-to-bottom they are: On red ribbon: E Pluribus Unum, "Out of many, one", a motto of the United States On light blue shield: Tuebor, "I will defend" On white ribbon: Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice, "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you" (the official state motto)
they mean that a woman is on her period at that time and she's ready for your loving Omi gawd. That is so imature. The real answer is that the red stripes do not mean anything. They are there so that it would not look like a white flag of retreat hanging on the flagpole. :])
Quaeris is the second person singular present tense of quaero, which means I look for, I search for, I seek out or I inquire into. So it means "you seek out", "you search for" and so on.
State animal: Wolverine (traditional unofficial)State symbols and nicknames * State bird: American Robin (since 1931) * State game animal: White-tailed deer (since 1997) * State fish: Brook trout (since 1965) * State reptile: Painted Turtle (since 1995) * State fossil: Mastodon (since 2000) * State nicknames: Wolverine State, Great Lakes State, Mitten State, Water-Winter Wonderland * State motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice (Latin: If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you). This is a paraphrase of the epitaph of British architect Sir Christopher Wren about his masterpiece, St. Paul's Cathedral. * State song: My Michigan (official since 1937, but disputed amongst Michiganders[37]) * State flower: Apple blossom (adopted in 1897, official in 1997) * State wildflower: Dwarf Lake Iris (since 1998). Known as Iris lacustris, it is a federally listed threatened species. * State tree: White pine (since 1955) * State stone: Petoskey stone (since 1965). It is composed of fossilized coral (Hexagonaria pericarnata) from long ago when the middle of the continent was covered with a shallow sea. * State gem: Isle Royale greenstone (since 1973). Also called chlorastrolite (literally "green star stone"), the mineral is found on Isle Royale and the Keweenaw peninsula. * State soil: Kalkaska Sand (since 1990), ranges in color from black to yellowish brown, covers nearly a million acres (4,000 km²) in 29 counties.