Latin Tattoo: I Struggle But Emerge On Top

by Cable Enstrom
(Cape Town, South Africa)

Dear Latin Teacher,

I hope to get a tattoo in the near future and I want to make sure I get the Latin correct. Please could you inform me how to say "I struggle but emerge on top"? Your assistance would be much appreciated,

Kind Regards, Cable

Dear Cable,

I struggle but emerge on top might best be translated as laboro sed vinco.

It means literally "I struggle, but I overcome".

Another possibility is laboro sed supersum, meaning I struggle, but I survive.

Hope this helps, and thanks for asking a Latin teacher.

Sincerely,

John

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