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Ὅσον ζῇς, φαίνου, μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ· πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν, τὸ τέλοςχρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ. → While you live, shine; have no grief at all; life exists only for a short while, and time demands its toll.

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Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

fūtĭlis¹⁴ (futt-), e,
1 qui laisse échapper ce qu’il contient, qui ne retient pas, ne garde pas [vase qui fuit] : P. Fest. 89, 4
2 fragile : Virg. En. 12, 740 ; Apul. M. 3, 23 ; 6, 19 ; Tert. Anim. 23
3 [fig.] vain, léger, frivole, futile, sans autorité : haruspices Cic. Div. 1, 36, haruspices sans autorité ; [subst.] futtiles Cic. Fin. 3, 38, gens dépourvus de fond, de sérieux ; futtiles lætitiæ Cic. Tusc. 4, 37, vains plaisirs