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Sun 30 Jan, 2011 06:36 am
Hi, i am planning to get a new tattoo soon and was looking to get a quote, either:
"The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark"
or
"A man with ambition is capable of anything"
if someone could provide the true latin translation to these i would be most grateful as i do not trust the online translators.
thankyou!
@ezykill42,
"The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too
high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving
our mark"
Maius periculum plerisque nostrum non est altius petere et non
attingere; sed humilius petere et attingere.
Maius --> greater
periculum --> danger
plerisque --> to most
nostrum --> of us
non --> not
est --> is
altius --> too high
petere --> to aim
et --> and
attingere --> to hit the mark
sed --> but
humilius --> too low
"A man with ambition is capable of anything"
Vir gloriae adpetens ullum facere potest
Vir --> man
gloriae --> fame, renown, glory
adpetens --> seeking
ullum --> anything
facere --> to do
potest --> can, is capable of
Please read this.
wow thanks a lot man, really appreciate it
@ezykill42,
You're welcome, ezykill42.
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