Tattoo [There is] light in darkness

[StonkySam]

Hi All,
For some background, I am an 18 year old lad who wants to get a tattoo to commemorate some of the hardships I have been through in my relatively short life.

The tattoo I am getting is a rose on my shoulder and arm, for my sister. The plan is to have "there is light in darkness" across the top of the rose on a scroll and "through sheer force of will" across the bottom, on a seperate scroll.

I am completely open to suggestions for something better than "through sheer force of will" if there is a translation that looks smoother or you think fits better. However, if possible I would like the keep the "There is light in darkness" or "light in darkness".

I really appreciate your time in reading this and look forward to reading your replies.
Cheers,
Sam

 

[Agrippa]

light in darkness: LVX IN TENEBRIS (lux in tenebris)

through sheer force of will: SOLA VI VOLVNTATIS (sola vi voluntatis)

 

[StonkySam]

Thank you very much. Would it make sense to have them together? They won't be in the same sentence and would be too and bottom of the tattoo.
Thanks

 

[Matthaeus]

If "light in the darkness through sheer force of will" makes sense to you, then go for it.

 

[StonkySam]

Cheers for the reply. Would "there is" in front of "light in the darkness" change it much? It makes sense as is, at least to me. I just would like to weigh up all the options.
Sorry for any bother.

 

[Matthaeus]

In that case, I'd add a simple est at the beginning.

 

[StonkySam]

Thank you I appreciate all the help.

 

[StonkySam]

Sorry to be a pain but just to clarify, "Lux in Tenebris" is "Light in THE Darkness"?

 

[Terry S.]

There's no word for 'the' in Latin.

 

[StonkySam]

Wow, I had no idea. Thanks all.

 

[Matthaeus]

np

 

[StonkySam]

if anyone is interested here is the tattoo

 

[cinefactus]

Unfortunately for us, we can't see all the latin...

 

[StonkySam]

Let me take a better picture

 

[StonkySam]

Here is the top

 

[StonkySam]

And the bottom