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What would the latin phrase be for "Put the needs of others before the needs of yourself"?
Would "Alius pro ego" be proper, or is that wrong?
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- ApolloLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
alius pro ego more literally means 'another before myself', however ego should be ablative case. I also don't care for the word pro here because it can also mean 'on behalf of', so it might read 'another for myself' or 'another on behalf of myself'.
How about this:
necessitates aliorum maiores quam meae
The needs of others are greater than my own.
You could also use the word priores instead of maiores.
necessitates aliorum priores quam meae
The needs of others are before (i.e. more important) my own.
I think this is a better translation (just don't tattoo it on your body as my Latin is a bit rusty).
