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

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nil desperandum

The perspiration ran down his cheeks, and his arms ached; but he was toiling for liberty, and on the nil desperandum principle he worked away.

From In the King's Name The Cruise of the "Kestrel" by Fenn, George Manville

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

From A Man in the Open by Pocock, Roger

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

You understand me, Harry, nil desperandum is the motto I advise you to adopt.”

From Won from the Waves by Greene, John B.

So, gentlemen, nil desperandum; there is still room for improvement.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889 by Various