Distance means nothing, when someone means everything.

Latin translation: Intervallum nihil valet, cum aliquis omnia valet.

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English term or phrase:Distance means nothing, when someone means everything.
Latin translation:Intervallum nihil valet, cum aliquis omnia valet.
Entered by: Joseph Brazauskas

16:05 Oct 20, 2012
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English term or phrase: Distance means nothing, when someone means everything.
Hi:

I have a friend who wishes to make a tattoo of the above quote, but in Latin.

Can someone let me know if the following translation is acceptable or maybe suggest a better one?

"Loginquitas opes nusquam ut quispiam opes panton"

Thank you!

Nuno Couto
Nuno Couto
Portugal
Local time: 06:20
Intervallum nihil valet, cum aliquis omnia valet.
Explanation:
Or one might substitute 'spatium' or 'longinquitas' for 'intervallum', which last properly signifies a distance between two points (or people). Likewise, the second clause might be rendered 'si quis omnia valet', i.e., as the protasis of a logical condition, which is effectually what the construction with 'cum' amounts to.
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distance means nothing, when someone means everything.
Intervallum nihil valet, cum aliquis omnia valet.


Explanation:
Or one might substitute 'spatium' or 'longinquitas' for 'intervallum', which last properly signifies a distance between two points (or people). Likewise, the second clause might be rendered 'si quis omnia valet', i.e., as the protasis of a logical condition, which is effectually what the construction with 'cum' amounts to.

Joseph Brazauskas
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Local time: 02:20
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Asker: Thank you so much!!! ;-) Nuno Couto


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