Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
What nourishes me, als destroys me.
Latin translation:
Quod me nutrit, me item destruit./Quod me alit, me item exstinguit.
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what nourishes me, als destroys me.
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Quod me alit, me item exstinguit.
Alternatively: Quod me nutrit, me item destruit.
Quod: That which...
me: me
alit/nutrit: feeds, nourishes
item: likewise
exstinguit: extinguishes, annihilates
destruit: destroys
Hope it helps!
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Note added at 2003-07-15 17:17:18 (GMT)
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Apparently, it makes a very popular tattoo, too:)
http://www.flatoday.com/news/people/stories/2001/jul/peo0709...
\"That\'s the motto of English poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe, and translates from Latin as: \"That which nourishes me destroys me.\"
Quod: That which...
me: me
alit/nutrit: feeds, nourishes
item: likewise
exstinguit: extinguishes, annihilates
destruit: destroys
Hope it helps!
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Note added at 2003-07-15 17:17:18 (GMT)
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Apparently, it makes a very popular tattoo, too:)
http://www.flatoday.com/news/people/stories/2001/jul/peo0709...
\"That\'s the motto of English poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe, and translates from Latin as: \"That which nourishes me destroys me.\"
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