i am a tatoo artist and have a cust who wants this phrase. i have done some of my own research but am not satisfied with the results. it isn't meant to be a death wish kinda thing from what he tells me, more of a resigned acceptance...just so you can get the feeling of it
2007-09-03 15:59:37 · 3 answers · asked by jagmotoloco 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Hope one of these helps...
potius mori quam foedari
rather to die than to be dishonoured (death before dishonour)
aut vincere aut mori
either to conquer or to die
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.
It is sweet and honorable to die for the fatherland.
It is sweet and proper to die for one's country.
Melior morior bellator, quam ago profugus.
Better to die fighting, than live fleeing.
Better to die on your feet, than to live on your knees.
Veritas numquam perit.
Truth never perishes.
2007-09-03 17:23:16 · answer #1 · answered by Beach Saint 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
illa quae me obstant, si non fracta possint, una mecum mortua erunt.
If those things which oppose me cannot be defeated, they will perish with me.
Be careful with some of the answers you were given here. I guess people want to be helpful, but you should verify the ones you like with an independent source.
2007-09-04 20:06:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Si meus hostilis cannot exsisto evinco they mos pereo me
2007-09-03 23:13:56 · answer #3 · answered by Cameron C. 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋