what is the english translation of latin phrase "inscitus sanamus
autem bardus usquequaque est"    thanks

Hello.

Literally, the words mean:

"The ignorant (man) we cure, but the stupid (man) is always."


As such, the phrase is comparable to the notion that ignorance can be
cured, but stupidity can't.

Word definitions (mostly from the Latin dictionary hosted by the
University of Notre Dame):

inscitus -a -um [ignorant , unskillful, stupid]
http://cawley.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?stem=inscitus&ending=
sano -are [to heal , cure, restore, repair].   -amus (we)
http://cawley.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?stem=sano&ending=amus
autem [but , on the other hand, however, moreover, now].
http://cawley.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?stem=autem&ending=
bardus -a -um [stupid , slow, dull].
http://cawley.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?stem=bardus&ending=
usquequaque [always].
http://cawley.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?stem=usquequaque&ending=
est  (He) is  - See Wikibooks' Latin Lesson:
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Latin_Lesson_8#Personal_Endings

Note that "inscitus" is probably intended to be in the accusative
(direct object) case, and, as such, should be "inscitum."

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strategy:
My own knowledge of Latin, plus "latin dictionary"

I hope this helps.

i am fully pleased with the translation.  and i am also pleased with
your response to augusta's comment.  your response helped in terms of
differentiating between strict translation and a smoothed up version. 
many thanks.

The ignorant can be helped, but the stupid will always be so.

Just to be clear...

Although Augusta's statement accurately conveys the idea of the
phrase, it isn't a literal translation.  It deviates from the Latin in
terms of verb form, tense, etc.

Thank you for the tip.
-juggler