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fluctuat nec mergitur

medieval latin description of the ship found in the coat of arms of the city of paris, saying that it will not sink. french people who don't speak latin also say: il est battu par les flots sans être submergé.

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fluctuat nec mergitur

it is latin for "shake but not sink". describes paris.

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fluctuat nec mergitur

(see: april 15, 2019 notre dame cathedral fire)

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fluctuat nec mergitur

latin phrase meaning staggering in a puddle

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fluctuat nec mergitur

latin phrase meaning "floats but does not sink", which nassim nicholas taleb frequently uses in his favorite incerto series

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fluctuat nec mergitur

when the famous sorbonne university in paris, the capital of france, was founded by cardinal de richelieu, this phrase was written on the coat of arms given to the university. it adorned the entrance of the sorbonne for centuries.

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fluctuat nec mergitur

(see: it doesn't break), it doesn't sink

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fluctuat nec mergitur

the name that georges brassens brings to paris. (see: les copains d abord)

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