si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice

if you seek a delightful peninsula, look around

Notes

Said to have been based on the tribute to architect Christopher Wren in St Paul's Cathedral, London, which reads si monumentum requiris circumspice ("if you seek a memorial, look around"). State motto of Michigan, adopted in 1835.

Words

amoena – pleasant
quaero – ask, enquire, get, obtain, procure, search, search for, seek to know, to miss, to plan, to seek, want
quaeso – ask for, beseech, to seek for
quae – that, what, which