"Nice guys finish last."

Anyone? Anyone?

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Nice guys perago permaneo

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luv4u said:

Nice guys perago permaneo

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Thanks, luv! But I don't think that's correct.

Suavis homines compleo postremus.

(google translate translates this as 'sweet man to finish the last')

is as close as I can get, but my Latin is crap, if it needs to be an absolutely accurate translation you'll need somebody with better Latin than mine to help (i.e. somebody who actually studied the language).

AsylumUtopia said:

Suavis homines compleo postremus.

(google translate translates this as 'sweet man to finish the last')

is as close as I can get, but my Latin is crap, if it needs to be an absolutely accurate translation you'll need somebody with better Latin than mine to help (i.e. somebody who actually studied the language).

Thanks, Asylum! Yeah, it needs to be 100% on the nose.

Effete penis cum nada...or so I learned in church

NDRU said:

Effete penis cum nada...or so I learned in church

I'd go with: "Homines benigni explent ultime."

Literally, "benign males complete their task last (or most remotely)."

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Lammastide said:

I'd go with: "Homines benigni explent ultime."

Literally, "benign males complete their task last (or most remotely)."

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Thanks, Lamm. I don't think that's it, though.

Did you once see/hear a preferred translation somewhere -- and now you're trying to recall it?

Lammastide said:

Did you once see/hear a preferred translation somewhere -- and now you're trying to recall it?

No. I just think "complete their task last (or most remotely)" doesn't capture it.

Ace said:

Lammastide said:

Did you once see/hear a preferred translation somewhere -- and now you're trying to recall it?

No. I just think "complete their task last (or most remotely)" doesn't capture it.

Well I just got off the phone with Pope Francis, and he says you're wrong.

This thread reminds me what a waste of time it was to learn Latin at school for 6 years, I cannot even translate this simple sentence

Lammastide said:

Ace said:

No. I just think "complete their task last (or most remotely)" doesn't capture it.

Well I just got off the phone with Pope Francis, and he says you're wrong.

Serious said:

This thread reminds me what a waste of time it was to learn Latin at school for 6 years, I cannot even translate this simple sentence

Hi, Serious!

Ace said:

Serious said:

This thread reminds me what a waste of time it was to learn Latin at school for 6 years, I cannot even translate this simple sentence

Hi, Serious!

Hi Ace, good to see you . I was trying to figure out an either intelligent or funny question for your other thread, but didn't come up with any, so I decided to at least contribute here on this one

SuperSoulFighter said:

Alright, since everyone is jumping in and no one's contributing anyting sensible, might as well throw in my two sestertii: it doesn't answer your question, but it's a funny thing I see on some semi-Roman arches close to Paradiso, Amsterdam: Homo sapiens non urinat in ventum I know. It doesn't help. But it's a funny one.

hello Ace, I would like to help but i don't really know much latin except for medical and legal terminology which isn't right for this thread. so, i tried looking it up but that didn't work so i can only offer the phrases below. good luck

XxAxX said:

hello Ace, I would like to help but i don't really know much latin except for medical and legal terminology which isn't right for this thread. so, i tried looking it up but that didn't work so i can only offer the phrases below. good luck

"Vincit qui se vincit" (He conquers who conquers himself.)

"Anulos qui animum ostendunt omnes gestemus!" (Let's all wear mood rings!)

okay, so i continued researching your question but ultimately realized the phrase 'nice guys finish last' can be taken in at least two completely differnet ways:

1. as in sexually, where the man waits until the woman, you know, :winknudge: finishes first; and

2. as in failure, someone who does not succeed in life generally, meaning, polite behavior is not generally successful or rewarded over a 'bad boy' approach.

please, could you clarify as to which meaning ? cicero is on hold, he wants to know

XxAxX said:

okay, so i continued researching your question but ultimately realized the phrase 'nice guys finish last' can be taken in at least two completely differnet ways:

1. as in sexually, where the man waits until the woman, you know, :winknudge: finishes first; and

2. as in failure, someone who does not succeed in life generally, meaning, polite behavior is not generally successful or rewarded over a 'bad boy' approach.

please, could you clarify as to which meaning ? cicero is on hold, he wants to know

Thanks! It would be the latter.

this thread reminds me of how much I love the latin-english dual edition books

Ace said:

XxAxX said:

okay, so i continued researching your question but ultimately realized the phrase 'nice guys finish last' can be taken in at least two completely differnet ways:

1. as in sexually, where the man waits until the woman, you know, :winknudge: finishes first; and

2. as in failure, someone who does not succeed in life generally, meaning, polite behavior is not generally successful or rewarded over a 'bad boy' approach.

please, could you clarify as to which meaning ? cicero is on hold, he wants to know

Thanks! It would be the latter.

Forest fortuna adiuvat - Terence "Fortune favors the brave." ?

here is a flower instead

JoeTyler said:

this thread reminds me of how much I love the latin-english dual edition books

What are those, Joe?

XxAxX said:

Ace said:

Thanks! It would be the latter.

Forest fortuna adiuvat - Terence "Fortune favors the brave." ?

here is a flower instead

You're funny, XxAxX!

Ace said:

XxAxX said:

Forest fortuna adiuvat - Terence "Fortune favors the brave." ?

here is a flower instead

You're funny, XxAxX!

ab absurdum - To the absurd~!

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Translation aside...just been wondering what your opinion is of the notion that 'nice guys finish last'...Ace.

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free2bfreeda said:

ecin syug hsinif tsal

Thanks, free.