Lucy Kellaway writes a weekly column in the Financial Times. With wit and insight as her main weapons, she challenges and mocks much of what is accepted as corporate wisdom. This Monday’s article was in praise of Latin mottos. You should to read it to understand the relevance of this.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4a849ce4-128f-11df-a611-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss
Inspired by this, I went in search of my own Latin motto. Not sure where to start, I looked at my own blogs to see if there were some discernible themes to draw on.
There are some personal news items. Not much mileage here. There are some speculations about subjects on which there is no general interest, such as the neglect of Prime Numbers, whether the 3rd wise man was actually a shepherd collected on the way, and the merits of reading books backwards. Possibly something here.
There are some observations about everyday life. And there are opinions, dressed up as questions. You will recognise this as a coward’s way of making a statement while being able to deny any particular meaning, the blog equivalent of a deniable Cabinet Meeting leak.
I am beginning to see a pattern here. “No stated opinions”, seems to be a theme, which according to one online translator is “Haud Civitas Sententia”. This sounds sufficiently grand for the purpose.
All I need now is a coat of arms to go with it. All contributions welcome.
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