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Jul 5, 2024 · All Members Who Liked This Quote. Ovid — ‘Perfer et obdura, dolor hic tibi proderit olim. (Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.)’.
dolor Noun = pain, grief ; dolare Verb = hew/chop into shape, fashion/devise, inflict blow… hic: hic Demonstrative Pronoun = this, that ; tibi: ego Personal Pronoun = I, you, he/she/it (personal pronoun) proderit: proderit Other = still in translation ; prodire Verb = benefit, use ; olim: olim Adverb = formerly, once, once upon a time, in the ...
Adverb. 1. Before the present moment or the time in question, formerly, previously (opp. now); in olden times. (b) (dating an incident on an occasion in the past) once (upon a time). 2. (also ~ iam) For a long time past, since long ago; (often with verb in present tense). (b) at a point in the distant past, a long time ago; non ~, only recently ...
Jun 27, 2009 · Jun 27, 2009. #1. Great, thank you! I particularly like the quote by Ovid. By the way, if I wanted to say "someday this pain will be useful to ME", would it be "dolor hic MIHI proderit olim"? (It's been so long since I had to decline "ego" that I'm doubting my memory). And thank you for confirming my translation of "love alone is not enough", I ...
ISBN. 0-374-30989-2. Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You is a young adult novel by Peter Cameron. James Sveck, the protagonist, tells the reader about his life, including the reasons he became a "Missing Misfit" and is seeing a psychiatrist.
Jan 17, 2020 · General Words of Wisdom. "It is art to conceal art." / Ars est celare artem. "Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses." / Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas. "We are slow to believe that which if believed would hurt our feelings." "Habits change into character."