Non Multa Sed Multum Meaning

Motto of wellesley college and shimer college from matthew 20 28 in the vulgate.

Non multa sed multum meaning. Multa noun fine penalty penalty involving property livest. Motto of the daniel pearl magnet high school. Non multa sed multum. Not to be served but to serve.

Sed conjunction but. Non multa sed multum eudict european dictionary is a collection of online dictionaries for the languages spoken mostly in europe. Multum noun many things pl much many. The meaning in english of the latin phrase non sibi sed suis is the following.

Not quantity but quality. Multus adjective much many. Non multa sed multum it s latin for not many but much. Almost 20 years ago i learned this phrase from a jesuit scholastic facilitating our prayer group.

The quality with which a work is done the muchness of it can be more important than the sheer quantity of tasks a person completes. Non adverb not. Jesuits didn t coin that phrase though i ve heard it attributed to them probably because its spirit so closely aligns with other jesuit ideals. Non nobis nati born not for ourselves.

It may be seen as a variation on the latin saying sic vos non vobis which means. Not to us oh lord. Multare verb punish fine extract as forfeit sentence to pay. Non ministrari sed ministrare.

Non multa sed multum or not many things but much. Christian hymn based on psalm 115.