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si monumentum requiris, circumspice


si mo·nu·men·tum re·qui·ris, cir·cum·spi·ce

foreign term
\ˌsē-ˌm-n-ˌmen-tm-re-ˈkwē-ris kir-ˈkm-spi-ke\

Definition of SI MONUMENTUM REQUIRIS, CIRCUMSPICE

: if you seek his monument, look around —epitaph of Sir Christopher Wren in St. Paul's, London, of which he was architect

Origin of SI MONUMENTUM REQUIRIS, CIRCUMSPICE

Latin

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