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μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ' ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν → Oh! my soul do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible. | Do not yearn, O my soul, for immortal life! Use to the utmost the skill that is yours. | Do not, my soul, strive for the life of the immortals, but exhaust the practical means at your disposal.
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|lshtext=<b>quam-lĭbet</b>: (-lŭbet), adv.<br /><b>I</b> As it pleases, as [[you]] ([[they]], etc.) [[will]], at [[pleasure]]: quamlubet esto unica res, Lucr. 2, 541: lambe otio, Phaedr. 1, 24, 6.—<br /><b>II</b> In gen., [[how]] [[much]] [[soever]], [[ever]] so [[much]], [[howsoever]]: quodvis [[quamlibet]] tenue [[munusculum]], Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 10, 3: occupat egressas [[quamlibet]] [[ante]] rates, Ov. Tr. 1, 10, 5: infirmae [[manus]], [[howsoever]] [[weak]], id. Am. 1, 7, 66: [[quamlibet]] [[parum]] [[sit]], [[however]] [[inconsiderable]] it [[may]] be, Quint. 1, 1, 18; 1, 12, 5; 5, 13, 56; 12, 1, 29: [[specularis]] [[lapis]] finditur in [[quamlibet]] tenues crustas, Plin. 36, 22, 45, § 160; 3, 5, 9, § 54; 6, 4, 4, § 13: hoc [[pretio]] [[quamlibet]] numerosa subsellia inplentur, Plin. Ep. 2, 14, 6; 10, 96 (97), 2; id. [[Pan]]. 61, 2: [[quamlibet]] pulchra [[elocutio]], Quint. 2, 4, 32; 12, 8, 7; 8, 6, 4.—<br /> <b>B</b> For [[quamvis]], [[although]] ( | |lshtext=<b>quam-lĭbet</b>: (-lŭbet), adv.<br /><b>I</b> As it pleases, as [[you]] ([[they]], etc.) [[will]], at [[pleasure]]: quamlubet esto unica res, Lucr. 2, 541: lambe otio, Phaedr. 1, 24, 6.—<br /><b>II</b> In gen., [[how]] [[much]] [[soever]], [[ever]] so [[much]], [[howsoever]]: quodvis [[quamlibet]] tenue [[munusculum]], Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 10, 3: occupat egressas [[quamlibet]] [[ante]] rates, Ov. Tr. 1, 10, 5: infirmae [[manus]], [[howsoever]] [[weak]], id. Am. 1, 7, 66: [[quamlibet]] [[parum]] [[sit]], [[however]] [[inconsiderable]] it [[may]] be, Quint. 1, 1, 18; 1, 12, 5; 5, 13, 56; 12, 1, 29: [[specularis]] [[lapis]] finditur in [[quamlibet]] tenues crustas, Plin. 36, 22, 45, § 160; 3, 5, 9, § 54; 6, 4, 4, § 13: hoc [[pretio]] [[quamlibet]] numerosa subsellia inplentur, Plin. Ep. 2, 14, 6; 10, 96 (97), 2; id. [[Pan]]. 61, 2: [[quamlibet]] pulchra [[elocutio]], Quint. 2, 4, 32; 12, 8, 7; 8, 6, 4.—<br /> <b>B</b> For [[quamvis]], [[although]] (post-class.), Sol. 9. | ||
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Revision as of 14:16, 13 February 2024
Latin > English
quamlibet ADV :: however, however much
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
quam-lĭbet: (-lŭbet), adv.
I As it pleases, as you (they, etc.) will, at pleasure: quamlubet esto unica res, Lucr. 2, 541: lambe otio, Phaedr. 1, 24, 6.—
II In gen., how much soever, ever so much, howsoever: quodvis quamlibet tenue munusculum, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 10, 3: occupat egressas quamlibet ante rates, Ov. Tr. 1, 10, 5: infirmae manus, howsoever weak, id. Am. 1, 7, 66: quamlibet parum sit, however inconsiderable it may be, Quint. 1, 1, 18; 1, 12, 5; 5, 13, 56; 12, 1, 29: specularis lapis finditur in quamlibet tenues crustas, Plin. 36, 22, 45, § 160; 3, 5, 9, § 54; 6, 4, 4, § 13: hoc pretio quamlibet numerosa subsellia inplentur, Plin. Ep. 2, 14, 6; 10, 96 (97), 2; id. Pan. 61, 2: quamlibet pulchra elocutio, Quint. 2, 4, 32; 12, 8, 7; 8, 6, 4.—
B For quamvis, although (post-class.), Sol. 9.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
quamlĭbĕt¹¹ (-lŭbĕt),
1 adv., autant qu’on veut, qu’on voudra ; à loisir, à discrétion : Lucr. 2, 541 ; Cæl. d. Cic. Fam. 8, 10, 3 ; Plin. Min. Ep. 2, 14, 6 ; Quint. 2, 4, 32, etc.
2 conj., à qq. degré que : quamlibet custodiatur Quint. 12, 1, 29 [la feinte] avec qq. soin qu’on la dissimule, cf. Quint. 1, 1, 18 ; 1, 12, 5, etc. ; cf. quamvis.
Latin > German (Georges)
quam-libet (-lubet), Adv. I) wie beliebt, ganz nach Belieben, Phaedr.: quamlibet esto unica res quaedam, Lucr. – II) übtr.: a) im allg. = so sehr auch, noch so sehr, noch so, occupat egressas quamlibet ante rates, sie mögen noch so weit gegangen sein, Ov.: manus quamlibet infirmae, die noch so schwachen Hände, Ov.: quamlibet numerosa subsellia, Plin. ep.: qu. ignavi, Ov.: quamlibet parvum sit, es sei so unbedeutend, wie es wolle, mag es auch noch so klein sein, Quint. – beim Superl., temerario concilio quamlibet numerosissimo, Augustin. epist. 43, 6 (u. so ibid. 77, 2). – b) = quamvis, obschon, obgleich, quamlibet sis multo comitatu stipatus, Min. Fel. 37, 9.
