On the state seal of Kansas, the phrase 'Ad astra per aspera' is the state motto. Its meaning in English is To the stars through difficulties. In the word-by-word translation, the preposition 'ad' means 'to'. The noun 'astra' means 'stars'. The preposition 'per' means 'through'. The noun 'aspera' means 'difficulties'.
"To the stars through difficulties"
Per aspera ad astra is Latin for Through hardship to the stars.This motto refers not only to the pioneering spirit of the early settlers, but also the difficult times Kansas went through before becoming a state.
Colfe's School's motto is 'AD ASTRA PER ASPERA'.
Trinity Valley School's motto is 'Per Aspera Ad Astra'.
Harris Academy at Peckham's motto is 'Per aspera ad astra'.
The motto of South African Air Force is 'Per Aspera Ad Astra'.
"Ad Astra Per Aspera (To the Stars Through Difficulties)"
The Kansas official motto is Latin. The motto is "Ad astra per aspera". It means "To the stars through difficulties".
Ad Astra per Aspera - album - was created in 2010.
The Kansas state motto was adopted in 1861, and is written in Latin. It's "Ad astra per aspera." or "To the stars with difficulty."
"Per aspera" is Latin for "through difficulties." It appears in the common motto Ad Astra Per Aspera, "To the stars through difficulties", which has been used by, among others, the U.S. space program and the State of Kansas.
The duration of Per Aspera Ad Astra - film - is 2.47 hours.
pronunciation = pear ah-spay-rah ahd ah-strah translation = through trials to the stars
Ad astra per aspera is the Latin equivalent of 'To the stars at all costs'. In the word by word translation, the preposition 'ad' means 'to'. The noun 'astra', in the accusative case, means 'the stars'. The preposition 'per' means 'by, through'. The noun 'aspera', in the accusative case, means 'roughnesses, rough places'.
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There are three well known pieces of literature that uses the phrase 'ad Astra per aspera.' It was used in Hermann Hesse's Beneath the Wheel, Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird and James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artists as a Young Man.
It comes from the Latin language
Per aspera ad astra is Latin for Through hardship to the stars.This motto refers not only to the pioneering spirit of the early settlers, but also the difficult times Kansas went through before becoming a state.