quidni
From LSJ
καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλον ἢ νικᾶν κακῶς → I would prefer to fail with honor than to win by evil | I prefer to fail by acting rightly rather than win by acting wrongly | Better fail by doing right, than win by doing wrong (Sophocles, Philoctetes 95)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
quidni: v. 1. quis, I. B.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
quidnī⁹ ou quid nī, pourquoi ne... pas ? quidni laudet ? Cic. Off. 2, 76, pourquoi ne louerait-il pas ? cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 80 ; Tusc. 5, 12 || quidni ? Cic. Quinct. 69, pourquoi pas ? || tmèse : quid ego ni ita censeam ? Pl. Mil. 1120, pourquoi n’aurais-je pas cet avis ? cf. Ter. Ad. 662 || quidni non permittam Sen. Ep. 52, 10, pourquoi le permettrais-je ? comment ne m’y opposerais-je pas ?
Latin > German (Georges)
quidnī, Adv. warum nicht? Cic. u.a.
Latin > English
quidni ADV :: why not?
