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Translation - Latin-English - Nec sine virtute amicitia esse potest

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Šis tulkojums pieprasa tikai nozīmi.
Title
Nec sine virtute amicitia esse potest
Text
Submitted by deean04
Source language: Latin

Est enim amicitia nihil aliud nisi omnium divinarum humanarumque rerum cum benevolentia et caritate consensio; qua quidem haud scio an, excepta sapientia,nihil melius homini sit a dis immortalibus datum. Divitias alii praeponunt, bonam alii valetudinem, alii potentiam, alii honores, multi etiam voluptates.
Qui autem in virtute summum bonum ponunt, praeclare illi quidem,sed haec ipsa virtus amicitiam et gignit et continet nec sine virtute amicitia esse ullo pacto potest.
Remarks about the translation
Cicero-"Opere alese"
Textul trebuie tradus in engleza britanica.


Iepurica's remark: The user asked if the text can be translated in British English

Title
Friendship
Translation
English

Translated by Angelus
Target language: English

Therefore friendship is nothing other than perfect agreement on all divine and human things, joined to kindliness and affection; and I ask myself if the excepted wisdom is not the best that has ever been given to man by the immortal gods. Some prefer riches, some good health, some power, some honor, many prefer even pleasures.
Those who place the greatest good in virtue make an admirable decision, as this very virtue creates and preserves friendship and friendship cannot by any means exist without virtue.
Validated by kafetzou - 12 November 2007 16:52





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11 November 2007 22:29

kafetzou
Number of messages: 7963
I changed "else" to "other" - what is "and than this"?

12 November 2007 02:41

Angelus
Number of messages: 1227
Latin does require training - I've been through this once -- is it good now Laura?

12 November 2007 04:50

kafetzou
Number of messages: 7963
Shouldn't it be "accepted wisdom"? Also, "nor" does not work in the last sentence, because the first part of it is not negative.