ex nihilo nihil fit

[ eks ni-hi-loh ni-hil fit; English eks nahy-hi-loh nahy-hil fit, nee-hi-loh-nee-hil ]

Latin.

1. nothing is created from nothing.

Example Sentences

From the principle ex nihilo nihil fit he concluded that nothing could pass from non-existence to existence.

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Hence the generally accepted principle, "ex nihilo nihil fit."

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This is the assumption known as the Law of Causation—ex nihilo nihil fit.

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This is so in the nature of things, and it is only what is implied in the maxim, Ex nihilo nihil fit.

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He could not beleeve the old position; he would say ex nihilo nihil fit.

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