prim-, primi-, primo- (Latin: first, chief, foremost)
Primum vir esto.
First, be a man.
Motto of Baker University, Baldwin City, Kansas, USA. Primus inter pares.
First among equals.
Motto of Columbus College, Columbus, Georgia, USA. pristine
1. Of, relating to, or typical of the earliest time or condition; primitive or original.
2. So clean and neat as to look as good as new: "The house was in pristine condition; so, we bought it."
3, Not yet ruined by human encroachment: "There are acres of pristine forest which have not been touched by loggers."
4. In or of an original state; such as, in or belonging to an original state or condition
Si vis me flere dolendum est primum ipsi tibi.
If you wish me to weep, you yourself must first feel grief.
Horace, in Ars Poetica, explaining to writers that emotion must be felt in order to be conveyed successfully in words.
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