DUALITY Memento Mori ” “Wise as a serpent

” “Wise as a serpent and innocent as a dove” is a shortening of the verse

While religions and spiritual practices varied greatly among sailors on the high seas

your light endures

This motto sometimes appears as AD ASTRA PER ASPERA and though both iterations of the phrase are correct

DUALITY Memento Mori ” “Wise as a serpentHand casted in the USA, this double sided wax seal pendant features the Latin words SAPIENS SERPENS (Wise Serpent) with a snake on one side, and INGENUA COLUMBA (Innocent Dove) with a dove in flight on the other. From the Bible, NIV translation, Matthew 10: 16: I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. Wise as a serpent and innocent as a dove is a shortening of the verse, meant to