Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Latin term or phrase:
nil nisi bonum
English translation:
nothing but good
Added to glossary by
Laura Gentili
Sep 22, 2000 09:06
23 yrs ago
Latin term
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nil nisi bonum
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at the funeral people are discussin the deceased and say how great of a man he was. one of them then says
-well, nil nisi bonum
-well, nil nisi bonum
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nothing but good
The complete Latin phrase is:
De mortuis nil nisi bonum.
It has been translated as:
Speak only good of the dead
Speak nothing but good of the dead
Of the dead speak kindly or not at all
According to the tradition, the author of this sentence is Chilon of Sparta, one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece.
De mortuis nil nisi bonum.
It has been translated as:
Speak only good of the dead
Speak nothing but good of the dead
Of the dead speak kindly or not at all
According to the tradition, the author of this sentence is Chilon of Sparta, one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece.
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Comment: "Thank you very much.
It makes perfect sense in the context.
Ivona"
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