intj
Meaning 1
Do not despair.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Phrase guide
nil desperandum
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/nɪl dɛspəˈɹændəm/
History
Etymology
Latin nīl ‘nothing’, dēspērandum, gerund of dēspērāre ‘despair’, as used in Nil desperandum Teucro duce et auspice Teucro ‘no need to despair with Teucer as your leader and Teucer to protect you’, in Horace, Odes.