Fortune helps the brave meaning11/11/2023 ![]() ![]() In this novel, I indulge my love of Latin and spin a tale in which a knowledge of that ancient language is crucial to stopping a shadowy terrorist organization.Īnother novel students of Latin will love is In Saecula Saeculorum, in which a group of four high school students are sent back in time to Ancient Rome on a mission to save the world. The novel Amor Vincit Omnia: An Andrew Valquist Adventure, recounts the early days of a new linguist at the National Security Agency. My first novel, A Place of Brightness, tells the story of a family starting from the time they were fighting against Communist tyranny in 1960's Romania down to the current day. In addition to my interest in languages, I've written several novels published by Lingua Sacra Publishing. ![]() I'm proud to be a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary and I'm a certified interpreter for that organization. I'm the author of Intermediate Arabic for Dummies, by Wiley Publishing. In 2006 I left the NSA to become a teacher of Latin at a public high school. I've published a number of academic articles, listed after this biography.Īfter 9/11, I served for four years at the Top Secret National Security Agency as an Arabic linguist, during which time I earned the Global War on Terrorism Civilian Service Medal for service performed in Iraq in 2004. I earned my BA in Classics (Latin and Greek) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, followed by an MA and PhD in Biblical Hebrew and Semitic Studies, with a minor in Arabic. This is what I think this precept means.I grew up in Madison, WI. That turns the “bad” into “good.” So, if you put bold, fortune, and favors you get: If you’re special and brave, you will have good luck. Favors (or favor) can be defined as approval or liking. ![]() Each of these can have the word “bad” before it. Fortune can be defined as chance or luck. It could mean courageous, confident, special, strong, daring, fearless, brave, or intrepid. When you’re bold you’re confident, courageous, and ready to take risks to get the fortune at the end.īold can be defined as many things. ![]() You have to do things that you usually won’t do to get the things you want. Browne’s December precept is “Fortune favors the bold.” I think what is means is that you have to get out of your comfort zone to have fortune. ![]()
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