Cicero- Non Nobis Solum Nati Sumus (Not for Ourselves Alone are We Born) Carving Material:Classic Oak we used a very old

we used a very old stone carving letterform used by the Romans

this William Morris inspired carving is one of our most complex and personally gratifying designs

prominent artist and children’s book illustrator

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(The word is indeed “absolute

Cicero- Non Nobis Solum Nati Sumus (Not for Ourselves Alone are We Born) Carving Material:Classic Oak we used a very oldCicero Non Nobis Solum Nati Sumus Translated from English, Non Nobis Solum Nati Sumus means "not for ourselves alone are we born." It is from Marcus Tullius Cicero's De Officiis of 44 B. C. The full line is: Non nobis solum nati sumus ortusque nostri partem patria vindicat, partem amici which translates to "Not for us alone are we born; our country, our friends, have a share in us." This great thought speaks to everyone in service to something greater