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

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

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

From Won from the Waves by Greene, John B.

Juvenis.—The epigram is by Martial, and runs, correctly, thus:— Spes prim� facie largo factotum amicus, Curi� per contra nil desperandum gratis.

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various

I sought it in the faces round me, and after a time I believed I found it, in the nil desperandum air that each flaunted like a flag.

From The Claw by Stockley, Cynthia