praesenti fortuna peior est futuri metus

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Pronunciation edit

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /prae̯ˈsen.tiː forˈtuː.naː ˈpeː.i̯or est fuˈtuː.riː ˈme.tus/, [präe̯ˈs̠ɛn̪t̪iː fɔrˈt̪uːnäː ˈpeːi̯ɔr ɛs̠t̪ fʊˈt̪uːriː ˈmɛt̪ʊs̠]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /preˈsen.ti forˈtu.na ˈpe.jor est fuˈtu.ri ˈme.tus/, [preˈs̬ɛn̪t̪i forˈt̪uːnä ˈpɛːjor ɛst̪ fuˈt̪uːri ˈmɛːt̪us]

Phrase edit

praesentī fortūnā pēior est futūrī metus

  1. the fear of the future is worse than present fortune