help for motto

[dcmoore6]

Last summer I started to teach myself Latin using Wheelock's and was doing quite well until school started again in August, at which time I then had no time to study at all. Hopefully I can begin again this summer.

I have a friend who knows about my earnest attempt to teach myself Latin and she occasionally will come to me with a question about basic Latin. Mostly it is something I could just look up in one of my Latin books. She has asked me to come up with the translation for a motto: "We love to pursue truth." My closest and most feeble attempt would be: "veritas insistere amamus" Is this a totally lame translation? As you can see I am at the very beginning stages of learning. I really wanted to help her with this, so I decided to post here.

I hope I have not broken a rule about asking for help with translations. If any one would help me, I would be very grateful.

[cweb255]

Before you can decide on word choice, you must have at least the basics down. Veritatem...

[Kasper]

Of course many translations are possible but here’s my option:

persequendum studemus veritatis


or you could use amamus- but I think this is pretty much restricted to love between people

You could use also diligimus - which means we praise/ highly esteem /love

Better still, wait for the experienced Latinists to give you a good phrase.

[Skylax]

Veritate delectamur venanda ? (Lit. "We are pleased by hunting for the truth" [by the truth to be hunted for]" - venari "hunt" can mean "pursue").