§559. CLAUSES WITH QUīN AND QUōMINUS

A clause of Result or Characteristic may be introduced <*> quīn after a general negative, where quīn is equivalent to quī ( quae, quod) nōn:—

• Clauses of Result:—

  • nēmō est tam fortisquīn [= quī nōn] reī novitāte perturbētur (B. G. 6.39), no one is so brave as not to be disturbed by the unexpected occurrence.
  • nēmō erat adeō tardus quīn putāret (B. C. 1.69), no one was so slothful as not to think, etc.
  • quis est tam dēmēnsquīn sentiat (Balb. 43), who is so senseless as not to think, etc.?
  • nīl tam difficilestquīn quaerendō investīgārī possiet (Ter. Haut. 675), nothing's so hard but search will find it out (Herrick).

• Clauses of Characteristic:—

  • nēmō nostrum estquīn [= quī nōn] sciat (Rosc. Am. 55), there is no one of us who does not know.
  • nēmō fuit mīlitum quīn vulnerārētur (B. C. 3.53), there was not one of the soldiers who was not wounded.
  • ecquis fuit quīn lacrimāret (Verr. 5.121), was there any one who did not shed tears?
  • quis est quīn intellegat (Fin. 5.64), who is there who does not understand?
  • hōrum nihil estquīn [= quod nōn] intereat (N. D. 3.30), there is none of these (elements) which does not perish.
  • nihil est illōrumquīn [= quod nōn] ego illī dīxerim (Pl. Bac. 1012), there is nothing of this that I have not told him.

For quīn in independent constructions. see § 440 <*>