| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | Latin term or phrase: | Suae quisque vitae pictor est; artifex hujus operis est voluntas. | | English translation: | Each man is the painter for his own life; the craftsman in this task is the will. | | Entered by: | magicalpath |
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Religion | | Latin term or phrase: Suae quisque vitae pictor est; artifex hujus operis est voluntas. | | This is a Latin phrase from the book "Strength of Will" by E. Boyd Barrett. He is talking about a young Jesuit, John Berchmans, and saying he was very dedicated towards any goal he set himself. "In him the maxim was verified to the fullest: 'Suae quisque vitae pictor est; artifex hujus operis est voluntas.'" |
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 Stephen C. Farrand
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| Grading comment Thanks again. After you translated it, I note it is similar also to "Faber est suae quisque fortunae" (Every man is the artisan of his own fortune) attributed to Appius Claudius Caecus.
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34 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +1 | Each man is the painter for his own life; the craftsman in this task is the will.
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A brief search on Google did not yield a source for this "maxim". It does however echo various similar sentiments from Cicero, Quintilian and Julius Caesar (via the _Life_ of Suetonius).
| Stephen C. Farrand
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| | Grading comment | Thanks again. After you translated it, I note it is similar also to "Faber est suae quisque fortunae" (Every man is the artisan of his own fortune) attributed to Appius Claudius Caecus. |
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