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* The Academy's logo bears the latin phrase : ''quaerere initium sapientiae'' whose rough translation, ''Acquisition is the beginning of knowledge'', sounds intriguingly close to a Khalil Gibran quote : ''Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge''. | * The Academy's logo bears the latin phrase : ''quaerere initium sapientiae'' whose rough translation, ''Acquisition is the beginning of knowledge'', sounds intriguingly close to a Khalil Gibran quote : ''Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge''. | ||
* The new logo that appeared in the Sentinel on 18th April bears a new Latin phrase '''quaesitum quaerere sapientiae initium est'''. This translates to '''investigation to seek wisdom beginning is'''. Sounds very close to Clarence Darrow: ''Skepticism and doubt lead to study and investigation, and investigation is the beginning of wisdom'' | * The new logo that appeared in the Sentinel on 18th April bears a new Latin phrase '''quaesitum quaerere sapientiae initium est'''. This translates to '''investigation to seek wisdom beginning is'''. Sounds very close to Clarence Darrow: ''Skepticism and doubt lead to study and investigation, and investigation is the beginning of wisdom''. It may also refer to the apocryphal text ''The Wisdom of Solomon'', 6:17: "The beginning of wisdom is the most sincere desire for instruction." | ||
This logo was changed on the Sentinel site on the 19th, and mentioned in the corrections page ([http://wiki.incognitus.net/mirror/ppc/www.perplexcitysentinel.com/19.04.05/corrections/index.html link]). It seems that the different logo was a mistake, but whether this was in game or out of game has yet to be determined. | This logo was changed on the Sentinel site on the 19th, and mentioned in the corrections page ([http://wiki.incognitus.net/mirror/ppc/www.perplexcitysentinel.com/19.04.05/corrections/index.html link]). It seems that the different logo was a mistake, but whether this was in game or out of game has yet to be determined. | ||
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Revision as of 00:07, 29 April 2005
Leader: Sente Kiteway
Website: Perplexcity.com / ?
History
- History?
What's Known
- The Academy has numerous gatehouses leading from Perplex City into the Acadmey
- Gatehouse 24 - Employee's entrance
- Gatehouse 12 - Vistor's entrance
- The Academy's logo bears the latin phrase : quaerere initium sapientiae whose rough translation, Acquisition is the beginning of knowledge, sounds intriguingly close to a Khalil Gibran quote : Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge.
- The new logo that appeared in the Sentinel on 18th April bears a new Latin phrase quaesitum quaerere sapientiae initium est. This translates to investigation to seek wisdom beginning is. Sounds very close to Clarence Darrow: Skepticism and doubt lead to study and investigation, and investigation is the beginning of wisdom. It may also refer to the apocryphal text The Wisdom of Solomon, 6:17: "The beginning of wisdom is the most sincere desire for instruction."
This logo was changed on the Sentinel site on the 19th, and mentioned in the corrections page (link). It seems that the different logo was a mistake, but whether this was in game or out of game has yet to be determined.
