Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Latin term or phrase:
melior est finis orationis quam principum
English translation:
Better is the end of a speech than the beginning.
Added to glossary by
Francesca Tondi
May 3, 2009 11:33
15 yrs ago
Latin term
melior est finis orations quam principum
Latin to English
Art/Literary
Religion
in the letter of catholic priest
in the context: soldier has written on his holy sword: melior est finis orations quam principum (a concrete verse from the Bible could help a lot!)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | Better is the end of a speech than the beginning. |
Francesca Tondi
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| 5 | The end of a matter is better than its beginning |
Krzysztof Laskowski
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Change log
May 3, 2009 14:21: Francesca Tondi Created KOG entry
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Francesca Tondi
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, Latin to English, Italian, and 1 more.
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Better is the end of a speech than the beginning.
It comes from: Ecclesiastes Chapter 7:9
http://www.newadvent.org/bible/ecc007.htm
Here's how it should read in latin: melior est finis **orationis**quam principium.
The meaning of this sentence is quite obvious! :-)
http://allitera.tive.org/archives/002098.html
http://www.newadvent.org/bible/ecc007.htm
Here's how it should read in latin: melior est finis **orationis**quam principium.
The meaning of this sentence is quite obvious! :-)
http://allitera.tive.org/archives/002098.html
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks!I still coudln t find out which book in the Bible is "Ecclesiastes". finally I got it:D in czech it has absolutely different form, something like "Preacher". thanks a lot"
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Krzysztof Laskowski
Accuracy is essential
Native in: Polish 
Works in: English to Polish, Greek to Polish, Latin to Polish, and 9 more.
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The end of a matter is better than its beginning
Ecclesiastes 7,8.
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