Expert: Maria - 5/29/2006

Question
Hello,
could you help me with a translation of a slightly altered quotation of Oliver Cromwell? “No man rises as high as [the one] who knows where he goes.” It is supposed to become a motto encouraging to aim high in whatever one is doing. Thank you!

Answer
Hello,

The slightly altered quotation of Oliver Cromwell “No man rises as high as [the one] who knows where he goes “ could be translated into Latin as follows:

“Nemo tam  in altum ascendit ut ille qui bene cognoscit quo ire cupit”.

Best,
Maria
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No man = NEMO
rises = ASCENDIT
as = TAM
high = IN ALTUM
as = UT
[the one] = ILLE
who = QUI
knows =  BENE COGNOSCIT
where = QUO
he goes = IRE CUPIT
As you can see, Latin word order can be variable, according to writing style of an author.