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byronius

(7,395 posts)
Thu Mar 14, 2013, 03:59 AM Mar 2013

Sine qua non.

Sine qua non (/ˌsaɪnɨ kweɪ ˈnɒn/; Latin: [ˈsine kwaː ˈnoːn])[1] or condicio sine qua non (plural: condiciones sine quibus non) refers to an indispensable and essential action, condition, or ingredient. It was originally a Latin legal term for "[a condition] without which it could not be," or "but for..." or "without which [there is] nothing".

Without which, there is nothing. Self-expression. Love. Food. Air.

Compassion. Empathy. Growth.

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Sine qua non. (Original Post) byronius Mar 2013 OP
Latin Flashback joesdaughter Mar 2013 #1
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