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

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

From A Man in the Open by Pocock, Roger

The motto of every man should be, "nil desperandum."

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 by Various

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

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

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

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