nequicquam

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τὸ μὲν εὖ πράσσειν ἀκόρεστον ἔφυ πᾶσι βροτοῖσιν → all mortals have by nature an insatiable appetite for success, our mortal state with bliss is never satiate, success is something for which humanity is insatiatable

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

nēquicquam: nēquidquam, v. nequiquam.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

nēquicquam, nēquidquam, nēquīquam, adv., en vain, inutilement : Cic. Quinct. 79 ; Cæs. C. 1, 1 || sans raison, sans but : Cæs. G. 2, 27, 5 || [exclamatif] Liv. 42, 64, 4 || avec impunité : Pl. As. 698.

Latin > German (Georges)

nēquicquam, s. nequiquam.