tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito

you should not give in to evils, but proceed ever more boldly against them

Notes

From Virgil, Aeneid, 6, 95.

Words

sed – and indeed, but, what is more
mala – jaw
malo – prefer, to choose
cedo – go away, happen, proceed, to go, to grant, turn out, withdraw, yield
sedo – allay, calm, smooth, to settle
male – wickedly, with evil intent