finis coronat opus

[ fee-nis-koh-roh-naht-oh-poos; English fin-is kaw-roh-nat oh-puhs, koh- ]

Latin.

1. the end crowns the work.

Example Sentences

"Finis coronat opus," I replied, "and I hope the end will be even better than the beginning."

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It is well that this should be the last rite of the meal—finis coronat opus—so that we may go straight on to the business of the pipe.

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And here, too, it will not be out of place to add a few words written after the inauguration, and finis coronat opus had been added to Henty’s descriptions of the great event.

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The Romans had the proverb, "Finis coronat opus," and an English proverb hath it: "'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end."

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A handsome viaduct ends the run, finis coronat opus, and I walk a hundred yards to see the awkward spot which at first seemed to have no bottom, but which energy and industry have conquered, as they conquer everything.

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