Cicero- Non Nobis Solum Nati Sumus (Not for Ourselves Alone are We Born) Carving Material:Classic Oak simplicity is a rare and

simplicity is a rare and valuable find

prominent artist and children’s book illustrator

circa 1913

we won’t be changing this design - and we don’t think he’d mind

Cicero- Non Nobis Solum Nati Sumus (Not for Ourselves Alone are We Born) Carving Material:Classic Oak simplicity is a rare andCicero 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