nil desperandum

American  

[neel des-pe-rahn-doom, nil des-puh-ran-duhm] / ˈnil ˌdɛs pɛˈrɑn dʊm, ˈnɪl ˌdɛs pəˈræn dəm /

Latin.

1. never despair.

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nil desperandum British  

/ ˈnɪl ˌdɛspəˈrændəm /

1. never despair

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Etymology

Origin of nil desperandum

from Latin, literally: nothing to be despaired of

Example Sentences

However, I am recovering in health, with which my spirits return, and I keep ever in my mind the motto de republic� nil desperandum.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX by Sparks, Jared

But nil desperandum was the motto of our Frenchman.

From The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844 Volume 23, Number 4 by Clark, Lewis Gaylord

“She winna hae me,” he cried, “but nil desperandum, that’ll be my motto till the happy day.”

From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Stables, Gordon

He's screeching nil desperandum, she's thundering "Shut-ut the dooroh!"

From A Man in the Open by Pocock, Roger

It was a bitter blow, doctor, but nil desperandum was my motto, so I went to work at my crucible again, with redoubled energy, and made an ingot nearly every second day.

From The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: American by Hawthorne, Julian