dum spiro spero
Mientras respiro, espero Sabiduría clásica
Atribuido a Cicerón. Dum = mientras. Spiro = respiro. Spero = espero
En la Escritura
Respondit ei languidus : Domine, hominem non habeo, ut, cum turbata fuerit aqua, mittat me in piscinam : dum venio enim ego, alius ante me descendit.
The infirm man answered him: Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pond. For whilst I am coming, another goeth down before me.
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