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Si quaeris paeninsulam amoenam, circumspice — if you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around

Si quaeris paeninsulam amoenam, circumspice means if you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around.

Michigan's motto is a full conditional sentence tied directly to the state's geography.

Students usually meet this saying from grade 7 upward.

Related lesson words: si, quaero, circum.

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