Quiesco

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quĭesc|ō, -ĕre, quĭēvī, quĭētum. (kʷiˈes.ko) v.

  1. To rest; to stay quiet.


Cic. 2% Class. 0% Rom. 0% Med. 0% Neo. 0%

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Loci

  • αʹ Cicero, Ad Atticum 10.1:
nisi forte iste nummarius ei potest persuadere ut, dum oratores eant redeant, quiescat. Unless perhaps that lobbyist of yours can persuade him not to act while the spokesmen go back and forth.
  • βʹ Cicero, Ad Atticum 10.8:
Relinquitur ut, si vincimur in Hispania, quiescamus. It remains that, if we are conquered in Spain, we should keep quiet.
  • γʹ Livy, Ab Urbe Condita 2.32:
indignatas reliquas partes sua cura, suo labore ac ministerio ventri omnia quaeri, ventrem in medio quietum nihil aliud quam datis voluptatibus frui The other body parts were upset that their stress and hard work and service got everything for the stomach, and the stomach rested inside doing nothing more than enjoy the treats it was given.
  • δʹ Caesar, ap. Cicero, Ad Atticum 10.8b:
Postremo quid viro bono et quieto et bono civi magis convenit quam abesse a civilibus controversiis? Finally, what is more appropriate for a good man, a good and quiet citizen, than to absent himself from civil quarrels?
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