navitas
From LSJ
Φύσιν πονηρὰν μεταβαλεῖν οὐ ῥᾴδιον → Haud facile commutatur ingenium malum → Verdorbene Natur zu ändern ist nicht leicht
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
nāvĭtas: (gnāv-), ātis, f. navus,
I promptness, assiduity, zeal: istam operam tuam, navitatem, animum in rem publicam, etc., Cic. Fam. 10, 25, 1: gnavitas studiosa, Arn. 1, p. 3.
