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Can You please translate this phrase from english to latin: "If You must doubt something, doubt your limits"

Thansk in advance,
Yours sincerely,
Tomislav

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Hello,

“If You must doubt something, doubt your limits" can be translated into Latin as follows:

“Si quid dubitare debes, de tuo modo ingenioque dubita”.

Best regards
Maria
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NOTA BENE.
If = SI
You must = DEBES
Doubt = DUBITARE
Something = QUID
Doubt= DUBITA
Your= TUO
Limits = DE.....MODO  INGENIOQUE ('hendyadis' expressing  a single idea by two nouns instead of a noun))

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