Non Desistas Non Exieris: Never Give Up Never Surrender Journal Latin Sayings 6x9 Ruled Line Notebook 110 pages

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give] up, relinquish (an office), give up (sth., a battle, project, an endeavor, etc.), abandon (a belief), renounce (an allegiance, matters of war, etc.); surrender (a castle, a town); also fig.; also, relinquish professional interest in (a horse), give up on [quot. 1409]. Early quoted uses always take an object. One is always yielding something, either physical or abstract:

I was first exposed to this phrase from its use on a t-shirt for professional wrestler Triple H, who has a long history of using different Latin phrases on his merchandise and entrance videos. This one fits Triple H perfectly, as he has a reputation for being a brutal, somewhat mercenary talent within WWE, so it’s appropriate that he would borrow a line from one of Rome’s most brutal dictators: Caligula.

ne umquam seems pretty standard, but is it the rule, and is numquam wrong? In search of some 'never'-type commands, I found that the disticha Catonis use both numquam and negative+ umquam interchangeably. That's a bit late (2nd/3rd century AD), but not late enough to make me worry about its Latinity. So perhaps Rodders' 'numquam desperaveris' is not to be rejected out of hand. The phrase arose in a transitive sense in Middle English. The Middle English Dictionary traces give up (in the entry for the verb yeven) meaning several things related to surrender: Make it actionable: To me, this is all about self-discipline and how your ability to be self-disciplined will lead to your ultimate success. (4) Non ducor, duco

intransitive. To leave off; to cease from effort, leave off trying; to stop. Also, to succumb. ~1616a Ne umquam succubueris / Ne umquam succubueritis = 'don't ever cave in' (putting it in idiomatic English)

Igne natura renovatur integra.

The Second Punic War, fought between 218 and 201 BC, was a rough one for Rome, as they initiated it only to get spanked in a very real way by Hannibal and his elephants. Following the war, noted hardass Cato the Elder would end his speeches with this phrase, which these days can be used to add emphasis and vehemence toan argument. Non ducor, duco. It would be worth considering ne umquam cessaveris = 'don't ever desist'. That would be cessaveritis if you want the plural.

Google dredged up this great answer, buried in this Reddit comment to the question "ELI5: Why is the word "up" used so often in seemingly inappropriate ways? How can I "give up" or "fill up"?"Make it actionable: I have seen this play out many times. In my opinion, alcohol can lower people’s inhibitions causing them to say things they may not say if not under the influence. So, be careful what you say after indulging. In Japan, this is called ‘nominication’ and it is used for bosses and employees to get drunk together and speak the truth without consequences. (6) Cacatio Matutina Est Tamquam Medicina