primum
δὶς ἐξαμαρτεῖν ταὐτὸν οὐκ ἀνδρὸς σοφοῦ → a wise man should not keep making the same mistake, a wise man should not repeat the same mistake, doing twice the same mistake is not a wise man's doing, making the same mistake twice does not befit the wise, making the same mistake twice does not belong to a man who is wise, making the same mistake twice does not belong to a wise man, the wise man does not make the same mistake twice, to commit the same sin twice is not a sign of a wise man, it is unwise to err twice
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
prīmum: adv., v. primus.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
prīmum⁶ (primus), adv.,
1 premièrement, d’abord, en premier lieu : Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 143 ; primum omnium Cic. Cat. 2, 19, avant tout || [en parl. de deux faits] : [suivi de deinde ] Cic. Læl. 65 ; 73 ; 81, etc. ; [suivi de tum ] Cic. Læl. 82 ; [de iterum ] Cic. Læl. 11 || ut primum Cic. Fam. 10, 13, 1 ; ubi primum Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 48 ; simul ac primum Cic. Nat. 2, 124 ; cum primum Cic. Nat. 2, 124, dès que, aussitôt que ; quam primum v. quam
2 pour la première fois : Cic. Clu. 8 ; Verr. 2, 5, 98 ; Ac. 1, 25 ; Phil. 5, 30.
