per aspera ad astra

à travers les difficultés jusqu'aux étoiles The phrase translates literally as "through hardships to the stars" or more poetically, "through difficulties, to the heights". It emphasizes that achieving significant goals or reaching excellence requires overcoming challenges and adversity. Both word orders—Per aspera ad astra and Ad astra per aspera—are grammatically correct in Latin, with minor stylistic differences; the first emphasizes the path through difficulties, while the latter emphasizes the goal of the stars.