praesenti fortuna peior est futuri metus

Latin

Alternative forms

• praesentī fortūnā pejor est futūrī metus

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /prae̯ˈsen.tiː forˈtuː.naː ˈpei̯.i̯or est fuˈtuː.riː ˈme.tus/, [präe̯ˈs̠ɛn̪t̪iː fɔrˈt̪uːnäː ˈpɛi̯ːɔr 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

praesentī fortūnā peior est futūrī metus

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