In December 2003, she became aware of a sharp pain on the left side of her rib cage. Weymouth had been taking golf lessons so she could play with her husband and figured she might have pulled a muscle.
Fluctuat nec mergitur is the motto of Paris, France, translated Il est battu par les flots, mais ne sombre pas: She is tossed by the waves but does not sink. This motto is present in the city coat of arms depicting a ship floating on a rough sea.
Since Liberty is part of the motto LibertÃ©, Ã©galitÃ©, fraternitÃ©, as the French put it, this painting has become the primary symbol of the French Republic. The culture of France and of the French people has been shaped by geography, by profound historical events, and by foreign and internal forces and groups. France, and in particular Paris, has played an important role as a center of high culture since the 17th century, first in Europe, and from the 19th century on, worldwide.